북한에서의 안성현의 민족음악활동연구

Abstract

An Sŏng-hyŏn 安成賢(An Cheng-xian, 1920-2006) was a composer who experienced the different social system and cultures of North Korea and South Korea. He also was a famous Korean national music artist of the 20th century. His magnificent life and artistic activities were a kind of spirit and historic record for Korean artists who felt worried and bitter about the separation between the north and south. Under the influence of his father An Ki-ok 安基玉(1894-1974), he followed the art of music, and became a high school music teacher and a good composer in South Korea. Without relying on the power of mainstream and in very unfavorable conditions he also became an outstanding music conductor and composer when he got to North Korea. His music activities gave him a strong connection with his father. Its positive influence made him grow fast, but on the other hand, its negative impact is that he missed the gold period of the art activities. Because of his unique aesthetic thinking and pursuit, he created a new world of music and went from an ordinary music teacher to being an outstanding composer of music. He has made a significant contribute to the modern development of national music and became a world famous folk musician. He organized Korean folk music literature and left it to future generations. At the same time, he was sidelined by the mainstream because of his personal reasons, and he missed the gold period of music creation. Suddenly he turned out to be an unknown artist among the famous artists, but he did not loose enthusiasm for national art. Although he had many ups and downs in his life, he always sought to the character, and self-discipline of national music and to show the national moral integrity and ability of a music artist. His music creation activities become important areas for the civil communication. The achievement that he created in national music is a kind of spiritual wealth, Korean people all over the world are proud of it.