Korean Dances
General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 16:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $145.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00
Movements
1. Preludio – 2:10
2. Passacaglia – 4:30
3. Rondo – 9:55
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe (doubling English Horn)
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I-II div.)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tam-tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The composer utilized several traditional Korean rhythms called Chirche Chandan. The first movement, Preludio, is a type of marching overture. The second movement, Passacaglia, a fantasy and variation, passes the traditional tune Birds and Moon from one section/instrument to the other 14 times. The third movement, Rondo-Finale, uses the form of Chirche Chandan freely and restructures the style of the music. Chirche Chandan is one of the most unique and complex rhythm styles in the Korean Peninsula as it is very appealing and attractive to the natives. I hope this literature opens a door for many and presents a chance to get to know Chirche Chandane.
Korean Dances was commissioned by Osaka College of Music.
- Program Note by composer
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Lone Star Wind Orchestra (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 2012
- Audio CD: Kanagawa University Symphonic Band (KYO-EN VII: Prosperous Future For Band Into the 21st Century) - 2004
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Atlanta (Ga.) Youth Wind Symphony (Scott A. Stewart, conductor) – 16 March 2015
- University of South Florida (Tampa) Wind Ensemble (John Locke, conductor) - 6 March 2013 (ABA 2013 Annual Convention (Tampa, Florida))
- Kanagawa University (Japan) Symphonic Band (Toshiro Ozawa, conductor) - 14 March 2004
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Afferoce (2014)
- Arirang and Akatonbo (as arranger) (2003)
- As the Sun Rises (2003-2004)
- Carnival Day (1999)
- Cherry Blossom Brilliance (2017)
- Chirche for Wind Orchestra (2019)
- Concerto for Wind Orchestra (2016)
- Dichterliebe (as arranger) (1840/2015)
- Dithyrambos (2006)
- Divertimento Based on Chatsumi (2005/2006)
- Eleutheria (2020)
- Fantajia (2016)
- Humoresque (2010)
- Il Calore di Tre Risaie (2022)
- Korean Dances (2004)
- Lament for Wind Orchestra (2002)
- Mindscape for Wind Orchestra (2015)
- Ode to R.S. (2012)
- Pansori'c Rhapsody (2008)
- Second Movement from "Streichquartett nr. 2" (as arranger) (1915-1917/2006)
- Vanitas for Wind Orchestra (2011)
- Viva! Osakan. See: Vive as an Oak
- Vive as an Oak (2019)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Koh, Chang-Su" Accessed 2 December 2020
- "KOREAN DANCES by Chang Su Koh (Japan)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 9 March 2020). Accessed 17 January 2023
- Perusal score