Exploring Aspects of Korean Traditional Music in Young Jo Lee's Piano Honza Nori

• Main Author: Kim, Jin
• Other Authors: Wodnicki, Adam
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2013
• Subjects: Young Jo Lee; Korean traditional music; Piano Honza Nori
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283809/

Since the 1960s, several gifted Korean composers, including perhaps most notably Young Jo Lee (b. 1943), have been internationally acclaimed for their work. In Western countries, however, there has been a scarcity of academic studies examining the artistry of the music of these Korean composers. Nonetheless, as one of today's most recognized composers in Korea, Young Jo Lee has been invited to numerous international concerts, conferences, and festivals where his works have been played and discussed. A salient feature of his compositions is the fusion of Korean traditional music and the elements of Western compositions, such as in, for one distinctive example, his piano composition, Piano Honza Nori. This musical study describes and analyzes how Lee integrates Korean traditional elements with Western musical ideas in Piano Honza Nori. Results of this study will contribute to the limited literature on the analysis of contemporary piano composition that integrates Korean traditional elements.