This piece is a variation of a Korean folk song “Doraji”, balloon flower roots, rearranged for the 25 string gayageum. Hyanggeumsan created this piece to render the folk song suitable to people’s modern senilities.

Doragy of Hyanggeumsan 25-string Gayageum(recording of live performance)

Darha Nopigom is a music piece for the 17 string gayageum composed in 1996. The name comes from an ancient song Jeongeupsa from the Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C.-A.D. 660), that expresses people’s hope for the moon to rise higher in the sky.  With explosive tunes, the song reaches its climax that is layered with familiar melodies and tunes from Jengeupsa.

Darha Nopigom [Moon Song] (recording of live performance)

12 string sanjo gayageum with jangu(drum) accompaniment
JinyangJo- Jungmori- Jungjungmori-Utmori-Jajinmori- Huimori-Danmori

Gayageum Sanjo (“Scattered” music in Korean) is a Korean traditional solo instrumental music that is usually performed on the 12 string sanjo gayageum. It consists of varying rhythmic and melodic modes within an individual piece. The speed of the modes increases as the piece progresses.  Kimbyeongho (1910-1968) added his own tunes to the original sanjo by Kim Chang-jo, creating a new piece that portrays a great level of complexity through a wide range of vibrations and subtle overlapping melodies. The shorter version (10 minutes) of this well-known masculine style sanjo was performed.

Kimbyeongho ryu Sanjo (recording of live performance)

Collaboration with Delijah

EDM style music applying various sound of Gayageum, a Korean traditional string instrument.

By combining the gentle trimbre of the gayageum with the invigorating beats of Hip-Hop, EDM, and Trap, Delijah and Genie created a piece that conveys the calm yet exciting beginning of a new day.

Breaking Dawn

Released in 1974, Chimhyang-Moo was inspired by a burning incense stick. This piece, made for the sanjo gayageum, is based on the scale of beompae, a Buddhist chant. It features guitar and cello techniques that effectively convey Eastern and Western sentiments, rendering the music both traditional and exotic.

Chimhangmoo [Dancing Among Incense] (12-string Gayageum)(recording of live performance)

JinyangJo- Jungmori- Jungjungmori-Jajinmori- Huimori- Utmori
Seong Geum-ryeon (1923-1986) modified the original sanjo by Kim Chang-jo, creating a new piece full of various modulations and cheerful melodies. The shorter version of this well-known feminine style sanjo was  performed.

Sungeumyeon ryu Sanjo (recording of live performance)

This piece, composed in 1985, was inspired by an old painting titled Sungjaeimgando (the sound is among the forest). Using the 12 string sanjo gayageum, this very modern piece portrays a scene in which a person is waiting for another person under the moon light while watching the wind shake the leaves nearby.

Sound of the Night (recording of private performance)

Composed as an instrumental solo piece for the 25 string gayageum, this piece mixes traditional Korean tunes with western tunes. With dynamic techniques and western style melodic patterns, this musical piece illustrates a voyage against the wind.

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