Harmonia Koreana

Preface

01. Introduction of Western Classical Music in the Early 20th Century
First Introduction: 1900-1920
Children's Songs in the 1920s
Children's Songs in the 1930s
Major Composers of the 1920s and 1930s
Instrumental Music in the 1930s and 1940s
The Foundation of Schools for Orchestral and Western-style Music

02. Western Classical Music in Korea after Independence
Division among Korean Composers
The Emergence of Modernity in Music
Associations of Composers

03. The Full Bloom of Modern Music in the 1970s
Entrance into the Mainstream
The Debate between Traditional and Contemporary Classical Music

04. The Search for Identity of Contemporary Korean Music
The Third Generation
Operas and music Dramas of the 1980s

05. New Waves in Traditional Korean Music
Historical Background
Trends in the 1960s and 1970s
1980s: Searching for a Voice to Communicate with the People

06. Creative Activities in the Mid-1990s
A Glimpse into the 1990s
The Year 1997 and Afterwards

07. Leading Young Composers in the New Century
Chin Unsuk
Sim Geun-su
Yun Hye-jin
Lee Yun-gyeong
Han Ok-mi
Choe Uzong
Lee Shinuh
Lim June-hee

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