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Doraji Fugue - A Fugue based on a Korean Traditional Theme

I have written a fugue based on a Korean traditional theme. The subject of the fugue was taken from a Korean folk song called "Doraji Taryeong". I have used the pentatonic scale, and was experimenting with a non-Western style key modulation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyOO6fbMWDQ

Tags: Korean, folk, fugue, music, song, traditional

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Permalink Reply by Fredrick zinos on February 4, 2011 at 10:46pm

Delightful!

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Permalink Reply by Minseo Park on February 5, 2011 at 2:18pm

Thank you very much for your comment! Cheers!

Fredrick zinos said:

Delightful!

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Permalink Reply by Kirk Williams on February 5, 2011 at 2:35pm

What a nice combination of sounds. The composition if terrific. I would recommend that you have a little more contrast in "loudness" if you will. For example, the first time a motif is presented, I would of course make it the aural focus. After the statement is made, the instrument should then move back and let the next idea be presented. After all ideas are presented, I would let the individual motifs then rise and fall support each other which would create nice compositional "waves" in the listeners mind. Again, I really enjoyed listening to your work!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Minseo Park on February 5, 2011 at 4:14pm

That is a nice suggestion! I did not pay attention to contrast in "loudness". Thank you very much for your suggestion and comments!

Kirk Williams said:

What a nice combination of sounds. The composition if terrific. I would recommend that you have a little more contrast in "loudness" if you will. For example, the first time a motif is presented, I would of course make it the aural focus. After the statement is made, the instrument should then move back and let the next idea be presented. After all ideas are presented, I would let the individual motifs then rise and fall support each other which would create nice compositional "waves" in the listeners mind. Again, I really enjoyed listening to your work!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Metz on February 9, 2011 at 1:46am

Fantastic! Very enjoyable and intriguing. I love the fusion of genre: traditional German form meets Korean folk tradition. Marvelous! And you execute it in a beautiful manner. The piece has a way of really bringing me in. I would echo the comment about "loudness", but other than that I'd say it's good to go.