한국합창음악에 나타난 국악적 요소에 관한 연구

Abstract

This dissertation is on how Korean traditional music elements and choral music are combined and expressed in Korean Choral music. In other words, this article explores how Korean traditional music elements mix with Western music’s basic elements of melodic line, rhythm and harmony to form the identity of Korean composer’s artistic elements, how these elements create the musical effect through choir, and how vibration forms the choral music quality. The examples in this study are choral music works primarily composed for professional choirs by In-Yong La (professor emeritus of composition at College of Music, Yonsei University), Jung-Sun Park (professor emeritus of composition at College of Music, Dankook University) and Geon-Yong Lee (professor of composition at School of Music, Korea National University of Arts). I plan to use the choral works recommended by the composer himself. The Korean traditional music qualities such as sonority, timbre and other musical elements in the previously mentioned composers’ works can only be notated through Western music notation. Western music accurately notates the melody, harmony, and rhythm which form the basis of the player’s musical interpretation. However, when compared with Western music’s score and performance, Korean traditional music is quantifiable like the Western music but the extent to how the music is articulated varies largely on the player’s skill and musical interpretation. Thus, the player can only accurately express the ambience of Korean traditional music used in the composers work when he comprehends the Korean traditional music’s qualities and applies them well. To define the Korean traditional music elements, this study investigates how the rhythm (which bases on Korean traditional melody, scale, and rhythm) is expressed through harmony (which is based on Western music), in the above composer’s choral works to express the Korean timbre and sonority.