composer
Born in Hong Kong, Austin Yip’s works have been performed worldwide. Places like the United States, Argentina, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China and Australia ...
related works
Zerstreutes Hinausschaun : for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and orchestra / Yip Ho Kwen Austin
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Instruments:
sax-s-solo sax-a-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h timp 2perc hp str
Tournee : for alto saxophone and orchestra, 1986 / Kees Schoonenbeek
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Instruments:
2232 3431 timp 3-4perc str sax-a-solo
Medusa : for alto saxophone and orchestra, 1992, revision 1996 / Otto Ketting
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Instruments:
2000 4sax 1440 drums hp pf str (vl vla vc) sax-a-solo
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Instruments:
4444 4441 ham.org 2pf str 4sax-solo
composition
Zerstreutes Hinausschaun : for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone and orchestra / Yip Ho Kwen Austin
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."