List of Works
Dong Shim (The Heart of a Child) for voice and piano 1953
Dal Mu Ri (The Halo of the Moon) for voice and piano 1953
Mu Dum (The Sepulcher) for voice and piano 1953
Kil (A Path) for voice and piano 1954
Bam Ho Su (Nocturnal Lake) for voice and piano 1954
O Weol Ae (In May) for voice and piano 1954
Six Variations for solo piano 1954
Sonata for violin and piano 1955
Trio for violin, cello, and piano 1956
Prelude for solo piano 1956
Two Bagatelles for solo piano 1956
Quintet for clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, and piano 1956
Sonata for cello and piano 1956 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO records, 2009).
Two Poems for solo piano 1958
Variations for solo piano 1959
Suite for cello and piano 1966
Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano 1967
Quintet for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello 1967
Suite Romantique for solo piano 1967 (Young Ja Lee Piano Music, Soo Moon Dang, 2006; CD Lee Young Ja Piano Music, MUZOO Records, 2005)
Song Haeng (Adieu) for voice and piano 1968
Wan Hwa Sam for voice and piano 1968
Sonata for violin and piano 1969
Ballade for clarinet and piano 1970 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Suite for orchestra 1971
Mouvements Symphoniques for orchestra 1972 (Edition Munjo, 1974)
Sonatine for solo piano 1972 (Young Ja Lee Piano Music, Soo Moon Dang, 2006; CD Lee Young Ja Piano Music, MUZOO Records, 2005)
Concerto for piano and orchestra 1973 (Edition Munjo, 1973)
Mouvements concertante for violin and orchestra 1973
Commemorative Overture for orchestra 1975 (for thirtieth anniversary of Korean independence)
Sonata “Requiem 83” for solo flute 1983 (Soo Moon Dang, 2001; CD KSWC, volume 8-1; (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Sonata for piano 1985 (Eumag-Chunchoo, 1985; Ye-Dang, 1992; Young Ja Lee Piano Music, Soo Moon Dang, 2006; CD Lee Young Ja Piano Music, MUZOO Records, 2005)
Reminiscence for solo piano 1988 (Young Ja Lee Piano Music, Soo Moon Dang, 2006; CD Lee Young Ja Piano Music, MUZOO Records, 2005).
Reflection for flute and clarinet 1988 (Ye-Dang, 1992)
Ae-Ga (Dirge) for oboe and piano 1989
Auto-Portrait for harp and piano 1990 (KSWC, no. 9411; CD KSWC, volume 1; (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Three Love Songs for soprano, harp, and dance 1991 (Ye-Dang, 1992; (Lee Young Ja, Mélodies sur poèmes lyriques de Kim Nam Jo, Soo Moon Dang, no date; CD Treize mélodies de poèmes lyriques, MUZOO Records, 2004)
A-Ga (Song of Songs) for soprano and piano 1991
Flower for soprano and piano 1991
Under the Autumn Sun for soprano and piano 1991
Symphonic Overture “Gae—Chun” for orchestra 1991 (Ye-Dang, 1999)
Na Bi Eui Yeon Ga I (Love Song of a Butterfly I) for flute, harp, violin, viola, and cello 1993 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Aquarelles for solo harp 1994 (KSWC, no. 9506; CD KSWC, volume 3; CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Arirang Sang By Birds for mixed chorus a cappella 1995
Cantata I (Hymn in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Korea) for mixed chorus and orchestra 1995
Cantata II (Hymn to the Musicians) for mixed chorus and orchestra 1995
Cantata III (Hymn for the 20th Anniversary of the International Music Festival) for mixed chorus and orchestra 1995
Green Song for soprano and piano 1995
Set My Soul on Fire for soprano and piano 1995
Song Cycle for soprano and piano 1996
Lyrical Songs on Poems by Chun Sang-Byung for soprano and piano 1996
Eight Variations on the Korean Nursery Song “Umma ya, Nuna ya” for solo piano 1996 (Young Ja Lee Piano Music, Soo Moon Dang, 2006; CD Lee Young Ja Piano Music, MUZOO Records, 2005)
Seven Variations on the Korean Nursery Song “Umma ya, Nuna ya” for clarinet, violin, and piano 1996
Na Bi Eui Yeon Ga II (Love Song of a Butterfly II) for daegeum, violin, viola, and cello 1997 (KSWC CD no. 7; CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Songs for three-part female chorus 1998
Hymn to the Republic of Korea for mixed chorus, piano, and harp 1998
Man Ga (Dirge) of My Soul for soprano and piano 1998
Psalm 150 for mixed chorus and piano 1998
Love for soprano and piano 2000
Autumn for soprano and piano 2000
Man Ga (Dirge) for solo gayageum 2001 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Hymn (Praise the Lord Who Created Us) for soprano and piano 2001
Variations on a Theme of Hong Non Pa for two harpsichords (or two pianos) 2001 (Soo Moon Dang, 2006)
Son Ga (Hymn of Praise) for soprano and piano 2001
Na Bi Eui Yeon Ga III (Love Song of a Butterfly III) for solo daegeum 2002
Requiem Song for solo daegeum 2002
Tryptique for flute, clarinet, and bassoon 2002
Hal Mi Kot Yeon Ga (Love Song of a Pasqueflower) for solo geomungo 2002 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Fivefold Colored Stories of Life for soprano and piano 2002 (Lee Young Ja, Mélodies sur poèmes lyriques de Kim Nam Jo, Soo Moon Dang, no date; CD Treize mélodies de poèmes lyriques, MUZOO Records, 2004)
I Would Never Have Known Had It Not Been for the Farewell for soprano and piano 2003
Le Pèlerinage de l’âme (The Pilgrimage of the Soul) for violin, cello, and piano 2003 (Soo Moon Dang, 2009; CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Cantata “Admiring Baek Du Mountain” for mixed chorus, soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists and piano 2003
Dal Ma Ji Kot (Evening Primrose) for three-part female chorus and piano 2004
Ode to Hee-Su for three geomungos 2004
Concerto II (“Casting the Anchor”) for piano and Korean traditional orchestra 2004 (CD Autumn’s Concerto, Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra, the 268th Subscription Concert, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, 2004)
Lord of Hardship, Thy Arrow of Fire for soprano and piano 2004 (Lee Young Ja, Mélodies sur poèmes lyriques de Kim Nam Jo, Soo Moon Dang, no date; CD Treize mélodies de poèmes lyriques, MUZOO Records, 2004)
Dal Bam (The Moonlit Night) for soprano and piano 2005
No Rae It Ki Ae (With the Song Present) for soprano and piano 2005
Yo Ram So Kok (Short Cradle Music) for soprano and piano 2005
Mo Rae Shi Gae (Hourglass) for soprano and piano 2005
Mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) for female chorus and piano 2005
You, My Eternal Love and My Sorrow for soprano and piano 2005
Na Bi Eui Yeon Ga IV (Love Song of a Butterfly IV) for soprano and piano 2006
Byeol Ki U Ki (Raising a Star) for soprano and piano 2006
Three Songs on Poems by Park Kyung Li for soprano and piano 2006
Poème Lyrique for solo gayageum 2006 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Songs of Our Mothers for tenor and string orchestra 2006
Poème Concertante for dramatic soprano and orchestra 2007
Uh Mo Ni Bui Tang (The Land of Our Mothers) for soprano and piano 2007
Variations-Fantaisie sur le thème du “Salut d’Amour” d’Edward Elgar for two pianos 2007 version for piano and harp, 2011 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Na Bi Eui Yeon Ga V (Love Song of a Butterfly V) for clarinet and cello 2007 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
You Fell Asleep as a Suk Kuk Sae for soprano and piano 2007
Auto Portrait II for solo harp 2008 (CD Auto Portrait: Young Ja Lee, Korean Traditional Music and Ensemble Music, MUZOO Records, 2009)
Sol Ba Ram (The Breeze) for soprano and piano 2008
Whispering of Stars for soprano and piano 2009
Reminiscence de la Provence for solo piano 2009
The Person I Love for tenor and piano 2010
Three Songs (A Sad Song) for three kotos 2011
Cloud Coffee Shop for soprano and piano 2011
Mu Um Ga for viola and piano 2011
Trois Melodies Lyriques for soprano and piano 2011
Three Art Songs on Poems by Pak Kyongni for soprano and piano 2011
Music Examples
Concerto for piano and orchestra
Example 1: movement 1, opening four-note motive in woodwinds (mm. 1-4) and piano theme in exposition that is derived from this motive (mm. 44-46).
Example 2: movement 1, mm. 68-75, second theme group that is reminiscent of sae-ya sae-ya.
Example 3: movement 2, mm. 1-20, with multiple ostinato patterns and descending melodic contours.
Example 4: movement 3, mm. 1-20, main thematic idea with ascending major seventh in piano.
Example 5: movement 3, mm. 31-40, second theme group with quartal harmony.
Sonata for piano
Example 1: movement 1, mm. 1-14, showing eight-note chords and contrasting material in low register.
Example 2: movement 1, mm. 44-50, showing cross-rhythms and dissonant cross-relations.
Example 3: movement 2, mm. 1-10, with simple melodic idea accompanied by dissonant harmonies.
Example 4: movement 3, mm. 1-12, showing quartal harmonies (C-F-Bb-E-E-Ab-D, Bb-E-Ab-D-G-C, etc.) with a 5/8 rhythmic pattern
Reflection
Example 1: mm. 1-12, showing opening melodic idea (mm.1-4), regrograte imitation (mm. 6-7) and inverted imitation (mm. 11-12).
Example 2: mm. 29-39, with four-note motive presented within the context of a three-note diminishing rhythmic pattern.
Man ga
Example 1: movement 1, opening section, with prominent perfect fourths and fifths, motive E5-Eb5-D5-G4, pitch bending and chromaticism.
Example 2: movement 1, beginning of presto section, with characteristic kayagum figurations.
Example 3: movement 2, showing use of fore-ornaments leading to sustained pitches that are treated with pitch-bending or vibrato.
Example 4: movement 2, showing chromaticism and 3:2:1 rhythmic relationships in B section.
Love Song of a Butterfly II
Example 1: Butterfly Song II, showing opening daegum solo.
Example 2: Butterfly Song II, showing daegum climax on D6 and five-note motives in strings.
Example 3: Butterfly Song II, section four, with rhapsodic daegum line and string harmonics.
Le Pèlerinage de l’âme
Example 1: A Section (mm. 1-13), showing chromatic melody in m. 1 and its derivatives.
Example 2: E section, with strings in parallel fourths, gradually becoming more independent.
Example 3: F section, with asymmetrical 3+3+2 patterns in 8/16 meter.
Concerto II: ("Casting the Anchor")
Example 1: movement 1, mm. 1-15, showing contrapuntal layers of activity in Korean instruments.
Example 2: opening piano theme and its expansion in mm. 16-32.
Example 3: movement 2, mm. 13-33, showing contrapuntal lines in Korean instruments and piano material based on melody from Kangwon province.
Example 4: movement 3, mm. 21-57, showing piano theme using 3+2+3 rhythm and beginning of meno mosso section with parallel piano triads.
Poème Concertante
Example 1: movement 1, mm. 1-12, with chromatic line beginning in violoncellos/basses and imitated/varied in other instruments.
Example 2: movement 1, mm. 55-78, with recitational soprano opening leading to climaxes on E5 and G5.
Example 3: movement 2, mm. 142-156, with multiple layers moving chromatically.
Example 4: movement 2, mm. 162-183, showing prominence of harp and syncopated string parts in opening vocal section.