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TOWARD THE NEW KOREAN MUSICAL LANGUAGE: THE MERGING OF KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND WESTERN MUSIC IN PIANO WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY KOREAN COMPOSERS

KANG, YOO-SUN
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1021469270

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2002, DMA, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music : Piano.
Even though Korea has had contact with Western music for only about one hundred years, Western music has become the mainstream music in South Korea. With the reconsideration of the dominance of Western musical culture, self-criticism of the musical situation began in the 1960s, dealing with two main subjects: understanding the problems of contemporary Korean music in its social context, and the search for ideal music for Korea. Following the theoretical development, various musical experiments have been attempted to address the notion of a new contemporary Korean music which uniquely expresses Korean cultural and national identity and which, at the same time, is universal in appeal to the world. The purpose of this thesis is to provide insights into the musical changes which have taken place in South Korea since the introduction of Western music and to bring to light how Korean composers have attempted to make a new Korean musical language. This thesis is organized into two chapters. Chapter I provides the historical perspectives of Korean music in order to comprehend how the new musical Korean tradition has been formed in contemporary music. It is divided into two sections. The first part traces the introduction of Western music in Korea, and describes phenomena that have appeared in the musical society of Korea after the introduction of Western music. Specifically, dynamic relationships between the two musical cultures, Western and traditional Korean music, are examined in terms of historical, political, and cultural changes in Korea since the late nineteenth century. This discussion also emphasizes how contemporary Korean composers made attempts to develop Korean music with a national identity with the changes of the times. The second part deals with Korean traditional music which is a source of inspiration and materials in contemporary compositions. Chapter II analyzes four selected solo piano works: Korean Dance Suite (1966) by Hoe-Kap Chung, Drei Bagatellen (1973) by Byung-Dong Paik, Korean Rhapsody (1975) by Un-Hoe Park, and Piano Sanjo No. 1 (1987) by Byung-Eun Yoo. The selected works show how these composers attempt to incorporate materials, techniques, and idioms of traditional Korean music into a Western contemporary compositional language. With the summary of the analysis, the conclusion reviews the present musical situation of South Korea and addresses the notion of a new contemporary Korea music with cultural identity and originality.
Dr. Karin Pendle (Advisor)
1 p.
Music
new Korean musical language; contemporary piano works; Korean composers

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  • KANG, Y.-S. (2002). TOWARD THE NEW KOREAN MUSICAL LANGUAGE: THE MERGING OF KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND WESTERN MUSIC IN PIANO WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY KOREAN COMPOSERS [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1021469270

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  • KANG, YOO-SUN. TOWARD THE NEW KOREAN MUSICAL LANGUAGE: THE MERGING OF KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND WESTERN MUSIC IN PIANO WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY KOREAN COMPOSERS. 2002. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1021469270.

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  • KANG, YOO-SUN. "TOWARD THE NEW KOREAN MUSICAL LANGUAGE: THE MERGING OF KOREAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND WESTERN MUSIC IN PIANO WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY KOREAN COMPOSERS." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1021469270

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