Advisor
Darrough, Galen Paul
Committee Member
Montemayor, Mark
Committee Member
Ehle, Robert C.
Department
Music
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
8-1-2013
Genre
Thesis
Extent
237 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Description
As a Korean composer, Young-Jo Lee occupies one of the most important places in Korean musical history. His musical achievement and compositional techniques reflect his deserved remarkable acclaim and respect worldwide. He integrates Korean traditional resources and theoretical European techniques. His music creates new sounds from different musical styles that also maintains its own musical integrity. Kyung, Wol Jung Myung, Nong Moo, and Dohng-dohng are representative choral works illustrating his compositional principles and techniques. Comprehensive analyses of those four choral works determines the style and principal features of Young-Jo Lee’s music and demonstrates how he integrates European techniques with Korean traditional resources. Furthermore, an interview with the composer examines his compositional background, ideas, and his spiritual identity with Korean music through his experiences. Lee borrows Korean traditional sources, ornamentation, extended phrasing with wild vibrato, traditional Korean rhythm patterns while using traditional instruments. To reflect a sense of the contemporary, he borrows avant-garde techniques and features, tone clusters, argumented chords, polychords, improvisation, and experimental ideas. With integration, Lee has carefully considered accessibility for the audience. Lee’s choral works are high-quality repertories for choral conductors and new artistic discoveries for musicologists and composers.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
People
Lee, Young-Jo, 1943-
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Kim_unco_0161D_10264
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by author.
