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Violin Concerto Nº 1: Generation : for violin and symphonic band / Yip Ho Kwen Austin

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Orchestra
Scoring: vn-solo picc 2fl ob 4cl cl-b 2sax-a sax-ten sax-bar 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b 2euph 2tb timp 4perc db

Concert : voor altsaxofoon en orkest, (1971) / Tristan Keuris

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring: 3232 4221 perc vibr cel pf str sax-a-solo

Concertino : voor altsaxofoon en kamerorkest / Jan van Dijk

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring: 2222 2200 timp perc str sax-a-solo

Cri et gloire du monde : for soprano saxophone and orchestra, 1995 / Bernard van Beurden

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring: 3333 4432 timp 7perc hp str sax-s-solo

composition

Zerstreutes Hinausschaun : for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and orchestra / Yip Ho Kwen Austin

Other authors:
Yip, Austin (Composer)
Description:
The work “Zerstreutes Hinausschaun” (Absent-minded Window-gazing), written for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and orchestra (or piano), is inspired by Franz Kafka’s short story of the same name. Published in the collection of Kafka’s “Contemplation”, this story only has three paragraphs, depicting the protagonist’s gaze of a man and a little girl over a window:

"What are we to do with these spring days that are now fast coming on? Early this morning the sky was gray, but if you go to the window now you are surprised and lean your cheek against the latch of the casement.
The sun is already setting, but down below you see it lighting up the face of the little girl who strolls along looking about her, and at the same time you see her eclipsed by the shadow of the man behind overtaking her.
And then the man has passed by and the little girl's face is quite bright."