1st Edition
Hwang Byungki: Traditional Music and the Contemporary Composer in the Republic of Korea
By Andrew Killick
Copyright 2013
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Anyone who knows anything of Korean music probably knows something of Hwang Byungki. As a composer, performer, scholar, and administrator, Hwang has had an exceptional influence on the world of Korean traditional music for over half a century. During that time, Western-style music (both classical and popular) has become the main form of musical expression for most Koreans, while traditional music... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Hwang Byungki as traditional musician: Kayagum Sanjo; Finding a voice: Hwang Byungki’s compositions of the 1960s; Buddhism, Taoism, and the meditative aesthetic; Broadening horizons: diversity of sound and unity of approach in Hwang Byungki’s compositions; North Korea, before and after: new developments in Hwang Byungki’s music since the 1980s; Conclusion: Hwang Byungki in the 21st century; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Discography; Index.
Biography
Andrew Killick is Senior Lecturer in ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield, past co-editor of the journal Ethnomusicology Forum, and associate editor and substantial contributor to the East Asia volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. His writings on Korean music have appeared in such journals as Ethnomusicology, Asian Music, and Korean Studies, and he also wrote the notes to Hwang Byungki's most recent CD at the composer's request.
