DMA, University of Cincinnati, 2016, College-Conservatory of Music: Piano

Young Jo Lee (b. 1943) is considered one of the leading contemporary composers in Korea. Throughout his prolific career, he has imbued his music with a distinctive cultural identity, absorbing new techniques from the West while maintaining his indigenous roots. This document focuses on Lee's Doori Nori for Violin and Piano (1995), Sesi Nori for Violin, Cello, and Piano (2002), and Honza Nori for Piano (2010). I approach these works from the perspective of an interpretive performer, discussing how Lee merges the idioms of traditional Korean music with contemporary Western musical language, and considering several musical and technical issues arising in performance. This study will give the performer a guide to appreciating Lee's stylistically integrated compositions.

Committee: Jonathan Kregor Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Michael Chertock M.M. (Committee Member); James Tocco (Committee Member) Subjects: Music