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"Mich dürstet" (I Thirst) by Younghi Pagh-Paan and the Jeju 4.3 Incident: Images and Piano Textures

Younghi Pagh-Paan is a female Korean-German composer. Although being a prolific composer, she has only twice composed for piano solo. Pagh-Paan's Mich Drüstet (I Thirst) is a piano solo work and based on the tragedy in Korea, the Jeju 4.3 Incident in 1948. Even though the Jeju 4.3 incident triggered mora than 30,000 casualties, I Thirst is the only music to commemorate the incident, as commissioned by the pianist Kaya Han. This study of I Thirst highlights her musical textures for the piano and elements she employs to express her thoughts about the event; for instance, Korean musical element, 12-tone techniques, and counterpoint. In addition, it addresses the need for the pianist to have background information about Jeju Island and the Incident by matching images with musical sections in order to achieve a deeper interpretation of Pagh-Paan's piano composition.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1538662
Date08 1900
CreatorsKim, Seongkyul
ContributorsWodnicki, Adam, Banowetz, Joseph, Chesky, Kris S., Harlos, Steven, 1953-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 42 pages : illustrations, music, Text
RightsPublic, Kim, Seongkyul, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
RelationRecital: February 5, 2015, ark:/67531/metadc983902, Recital: November 19, 2015, ark:/67531/metadc1157381, Recital: April 26, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc <not yet digitized>

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