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Korean Cultural and Musical Influences in Younghi Pagh-Paan's Man-Nam I

Younghi Pagh-Paan is an internationally renowned contemporary Korean-German composer. While her music has been strongly influenced by German contemporary musical aesthetics, her compositions also possess Korean musical and cultural influences. In her works, Pagh-Paan employs Western instruments and musical languages that incorporate contemporary techniques such as vibratos, flatter tonguing, pitch bends, and legato glissandi. These effects are thought to imitate the sounds created by traditional Korean instruments. Man-Nam I, for clarinet and string trio, was the second work that Pagh-Paan composed following her move from Korea to Germany. The piece includes many sounds representative of traditional Korean instruments, along with significant symbolism of the sociological background, culture and history of Korean people. The study of Man-Nam I focuses on unraveling hidden elements of Korean traditional music and culture, and addresses the need for the performers to understand its rich Korean influences in order to reach a deeper interpretation of Pagh-Paan's work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc862815
Date08 1900
CreatorsJung, Hyejin
ContributorsScott, John C. (John Charles), 1947-, Fisher, Dennis W., Cole, Kimberly
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 35 pages : illustrations, music, Text
RightsPublic, Jung, Hyejin, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationRecital: April 15, 2013, ark:/67531/metadc172234, Recital: April 22, 2014, ark:/67531/metadc802243, Recital: February 21, 2015, ark:/67531/metadc984035, Recital: April 11, 2016, ark:/67531/metadc1614930

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