List of Works
Jazz Sonata for brass band 1970
Stone for orchestra 1971 (Soo Moon Dang, 1975)
Pebble for orchestra 1972
Concerto for violin and orchestra 1972 (Soo Moon Dang, 1973)
Primagnet II for flute, violin, cello, and piano 1973
Heaven and Earth for baritone, clarinet, and piano 1974
Concerto no. 5 for violin and orchestra 1974
Nyoum I for cello and percussion 1974 (Ye Dang, 1992)
Asteroid B 612 for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, harp, violin, and cello 1975 (Soo Moon Dang, 1975)
A Water Drop for four sopranos, two mezzo-sopranos, baritone, harp, and celesta 1975 (Seoul: Xiu Wen Tang, 1977; CD KSWC, volume 4)
Shaman Music for piano and two percussionists 1976 (Soo Moon Dang, no date)
Nyoum II for solo violin 1976 (Soo Moon Dang, 1980)
Nyoum III for solo clarinet 1977 (Ye Dang, 1992; CD Contemporary Music Society in Seoul, volume 21, 1994)
I Am On Your Way for chorus and piano 1977
Nyoum IV for four flutes 1979
Deot Boe Ki for orchestra 1979 (Soo Moon Dang, 1984; CD KSWC, volume 1)
Nyoum V for voice and percussion 1981
An Orphan for voice, two violins, viola, and cello 1981 (Kyung Hee Dang, 1988)
Mask Dance for string orchestra 1981
Meditation for string orchestra 1984
Mysterious Dawn for orchestra 1984
Hear My Prayers, Lord for chorus and piano 1985
Wonsul-Lang, grand opera 1986 (CD Highlights of Oh Sook-Ja operas, Oasis Ltd. OCD-230, 2002)
Sins Be Unforgiven for chorus and piano 1986
The Wind for solo piano 1988
Pretty Dolly for solo piano 1989
Prayer for Peace for chorus and piano 1989
Together My Lord for chorus and piano 1990
Monologue for oboe and dancer 1990 (KSWC 9405)
From the East for guitar and cello 1995
Ants for baritone and piano 1998
Abundant Grace for chorus a cappella 1999
Oriental Beauty (Hwang Ji Ni), grand opera 2002 (CD Highlights of Oh Sook-Ja operas, Oasis Ltd. OCD-230, 2002)
Black Pearl for voice and piano 2003
You Called Me Because the Moon Rose? for voice and piano 2003
Ah, Yearning for voice and piano 2003
My Beloved Son for voice and piano 2004
Sim-Jin River for voice and piano 2004
Reciprocal Flower for voice and piano 2004
Sea, That I Am Waiting for voice and piano 2004
I Wait Birds for voice and piano 2004
Mother Deer and Baby Deer for voice and piano 2004
Yim-Jin River for voice and piano 2004
Eternal Love for chorus and piano 2004
Ah, Kokuryo for chorus and piano 2005
Dok-do, It Was in the East Sea for chorus and piano 2005
A Place Going with the Wind for chorus and piano 2006
A Fragrance of Apple Flower for voice and piano 2006
Suddenly, a Loneliness Approached Me for voice and piano 2006
A Blacksmith’s Shop for voice and piano 2006
A Letter for voice and piano 2006
Nam-San Road for voice and piano 2006
Moonlight and Pinetree for voice and piano 2006
Blue Yearning for voice and piano 2006
Accidentally, on the Road for soprano and piano 2006
Violet for soprano, violin, and piano 2006
April of a Leap Year for voice and piano 2007
A Blue Deer for voice and piano 2007
Stranger for voice and piano 2007
A Flower Wall for soprano, haegeum, and piano 2007
A Meaning of Remembrance for chorus and piano 2008
A Conch for soprano and piano 2008
Tomorrow for tenor and piano 2008
Tears That Shed Thoughtlessly the Other Day for soprano and piano 2008
A River for voice and piano 2008
The Hill of Rotus for voice and piano 2009
You Are for voice and piano 2009
A Mother for tenor and piano 2009
A Father for baritone and piano 2009
The Moonlight Becomes the Older Sister’s Face for baritone and piano 2009
A Wing of Dream for baritone and piano 2009
In Order for Me to Be a Mountain for baritone and piano 2009
Saing Keum Well for chorus and piano 2009
A Field Flower for tenor and piano 2009
The Past Footprint for tenor and piano 2009
A Black Star for soprano and piano 2009
Hand of the Sculptor for chorus and piano 2009
Music Examples
Nyoum III
Example 1: opening section, showing rapid repetitive figurations, expressive long notes, quarter-tones and accelerating pitch repetitions.
A Water Drop
Example 1: explanation of symbols and pp. 10-11 of score, showing some special instrumental techniques and demands placed upon the singers (Mo=moaning on p. 10, Mu=murmuring, SH=shouting on p. 11).
Doet Boe Ki
Example 1: section 1, mm. 1-13, with angular melodic fragments and harmonies built in fourths (m.1) or minor seconds (m. 12).
Example 2: section 3, mm. 87-102, with ostinatos, asymmetrical rhythms, and strong rhythmic emphasis.
Example 3: section 5, m. 158, showing the six melodic ideas (number to the right of each staff) used for improvisation.