Hwang Byungki (31 May 1936, in Seoul – 31 January 2018)[1] was the foremost South Korean player of the gayageum, a 12-string zither with silk strings. He was also a composer and an authority on sanjo, a form of traditional Korean instrumental music.[2]
In 1962, he began composing concert and film music using traditional Korean instruments. He presented the premiere performance of Alan Hovhaness's Symphony no. 16 in South Korea in 1963. In 1964 he traveled around the world to Europe, the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries, giving gayageum performances in each place.
In 1985, he served as visiting professor of Korean Music at Harvard University.
In 1990, he led a group of musicians from the South Korea at the Pan-Korean Unification Concert in Pyongyang, North Korea.[4]
After producing his fifth gayageum album in 2007, Hwang continued to compose innovative Korean music. Ranging in style from the evocation of traditional genres to avant-garde experimentation, a selection of these pieces is available on a series of five albums. He was an emeritus professor of Korean music at Ewha Womans University. Hwang also taught a course entitled ″Introduction to Korean Traditional Music″ at Yonsei University in Seoul.
. The Korea Society. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
August 29, 2023
hwang, byungki, 1936, seoul, january, 2018, foremost, south, korean, player, gayageum, string, zither, with, silk, strings, also, composer, authority, sanjo, form, traditional, korean, instrumental, music, hangul황병기hanja黃秉冀revised, romanizationhwang, byeonggim. Hwang Byungki 31 May 1936 in Seoul 31 January 2018 1 was the foremost South Korean player of the gayageum a 12 string zither with silk strings He was also a composer and an authority on sanjo a form of traditional Korean instrumental music 2 Hwang ByungkiHangul황병기Hanja黃秉冀Revised RomanizationHwang ByeonggiMcCune ReischauerHwang PyŏngkiIn this Korean name the family name is Hwang In 1951 he began playing the gayageum at The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in Seoul where he studied under the renowned gayageum masters Kim Yeong yun 김영윤 Kim Yun deok 김윤덕 and Shim Sang geon 심상건 In 1959 he graduated from Seoul National University School of Law 3 In 1962 he began composing concert and film music using traditional Korean instruments He presented the premiere performance of Alan Hovhaness s Symphony no 16 in South Korea in 1963 In 1964 he traveled around the world to Europe the United States Japan and Southeast Asian countries giving gayageum performances in each place In 1985 he served as visiting professor of Korean Music at Harvard University In 1990 he led a group of musicians from the South Korea at the Pan Korean Unification Concert in Pyongyang North Korea 4 After producing his fifth gayageum album in 2007 Hwang continued to compose innovative Korean music Ranging in style from the evocation of traditional genres to avant garde experimentation a selection of these pieces is available on a series of five albums He was an emeritus professor of Korean music at Ewha Womans University Hwang also taught a course entitled Introduction to Korean Traditional Music at Yonsei University in Seoul Hwang served on the government s Cultural Properties Preservation Committee and in 2000 was appointed to the National Academy of Arts He was married to writer Han Malsook and their eldest son is mathematician Jun Muk Hwang Discography EditHwang has published a number of albums among which is a set of five volume albums that are representative of his work Vol 1 Chimhyang moo 침향무 沈香舞 literally Dancing Among Agarwood Incense Vol 2 The Silk Road 비단길 絲綢之路 Vol 3 The Labyrinth 미궁 迷宮 Vol 4 Spring Snow 춘설 春雪 Vol 5 Darha Nopigom 달하 노피곰 based on the Baekje gayo a type of Korean poetry named Jeongeupsa 정읍사 井邑詞 References Edit 가야금 명인 황병기 31일 별세 향년 82세 edaily 2018 01 31 Retrieved 2018 01 31 RECITAL ART OF KAYAGUM FROM KOREA New York Times April 23 1986 Retrieved 2008 05 31 Part 5 創 The people who open the new window 5편 創 새 창을 여는 사람들 in Korean KBS Retrieved 2008 05 31 Tender reception for musicians at pan Korean unification concert 범민족통일음악회 참여했던 음막인귀환 in Korean MBC Retrieved 2016 06 04 External links EditWebsite of Hwang Byung ki 1 Hwang Byungki discography on discogs News article about the 5th album Darha Nopigom Portrait of Hwang Byungki Korean Traditional Music The Korea Society 2007 Archived from the original on 2008 07 25 Retrieved 2008 05 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hwang Byungki amp oldid 1159049633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
