Jeong Yeon-ok (b. 1968)

List of Works


Piece for orchestra 1990

Solo for cello II 1996–97 (KSWC 2001-03; CD KSWC volume 8-2)

Psalm for two violins, viola, and cello 1997

Die Heilung for orchestra 1998

Disregarding and Sharing for clarinet and viola 1999 (TCMS-0045, 2003; CD ZakAk Association for Contemporary Music, 2002)

By Faith for mixed choir 1999

God Is My Salvation for women’s choir 1999

He Is for Us for two violins and cello 2000 (TCMS 0038, 2002)

Amen for soprano, trumpet, cello, and piano 2000 (KSWC 2004-08)

I Need Thee Every Hour for mixed choir 2001

Out of the Depths I for solo piano 2001

Out of the Depths II for piano and percussion 2001 (CD TCMS, 2002)

From the Bottom of My Heart for soprano and piano 2001

Accustomed Garak for solo gayageum 2002

A Familiar Garak for solo gayageum 2002

Four Amen for mixed choir 2002

I Am Your Love for voice and piano 2003

Preserve My Life for voice and piano 2003

Lamentations, Chapter III – My Mind’s Eye for violin, cello, and piano 2003

A Song of Praise for mixed chorus and piano 2003 (Dosouchulpan Gilgurut and Publication Department Church Forum, 2004)

Song of Thanksgiving for mixed chorus and piano 2003 (Dosouchulpan Gilgurut and Publication Department Church Forum, 2004)

Need for mixed chorus and piano 2004 (Dosouchulpan Gilgurut and Publication Department Church Forum, 2004)

Supoplin naridag for mezzo-soprano and piano 2004

Two Psalms for orchestra 2004–6

Religious Inspiration for solo piano 2004 (TCMS 0059, 2005)

Out of the Depths III for piano 2005 (Soo Moon Dang, 2005)

You Whom I Love for two violins, viola, and cello 2005

My Shepherd for male chorus and piano 2005 (Dosouchulpan Gilgurut and Publication Department Church Forum, 2006)

Joy Like a River for danso, 12-string gayageum, 25-string gayageum, and geomungo 2005

To Tomorrow for soprano, cello, and piano 2006

Your Beautiful Appearance for soprano, cello, and piano 2006

 

Music Examples

Solo for Violoncello II

Example 1: mm. 1-21, with emphasis on the pitch center G.

Example 2: mm. 79-83, with rapid alternation between bass/treble notes suggesting the influence of kayagum sanjo.

Example 3: mm. 193-207, with chromatic/microtonal passages leading to a conclusion on the pitch center G.

 

He is for us

Example 1: Opening portion of Near the Cross, hymn tune used as source material for He is for us.

Example 2: mm. 1-7, with overlapping rhythms, pitch repetitions, loud dynamics, and dissonant sonorities reflecting images of Christ on the cross.

Example 3: mm. 32-39, with ascending violoncello line representing the sound of the holiness of God.

Example 4: mm. 32-39, with ascending violoncello line representing the sound of the holiness of God.

 

Religious Inspiration

Example 1: mm. 1-16, showing contrast between sustained D1 and the motive D6-G6-F#6-B6-C7-A6-G6, rests and long note values.

Example 2: mm. 161-168, showing dense chromatic/dissonant harmonies.