Thesis (D.M.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / This document consists of a study of twelve more or less arbitrarily selected sonatas for violin and piano by the following contemporary Canadian composers: Murray Adaskin, Istvan Anhalt, Jean Coulthard, Oskar Morawetz, Jean Papineau-Couture, Barbara Pentland, Andre Prevost, Harry Somers (two sonatas), Robert Turner, Jean Vallerand and John Weinzweig. The aim of this study is to provide a frame of reference for musicians, including performers and teachers who may wish to obtain a clearer idea of contemporary trends in Canadian Composition [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01

Gideon Gee Bum Kim is an internationally-acclaimed contemporary Korean-Canadian composer. Kim has utilized traditional Korean music with Western composition techniques in some of his works. Kim created his own style by incorporating traditional Korean musical elements such as the scale, rhythmic diversity, syncopation, variation, ornamentation, and the progression of melody into a body of music that is otherwise contemporary and Western. The purpose of this study is to develop a performance guide for Gideon Gee Bum Kim's Kangkangsullae for string trio. Kangkangsullae trio is based on Korean historical, cultural and musical influences. I give a detailed historical and cultural background for this work and demonstrate how Kim integrated Western compositional techniques with traditional Korean music. My emphasis is on defining specific characteristics of traditional Korean music which will provide several points toward understanding Kim's compositional style.