[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173976″][vc_single_image media=”83402″ media_lightbox=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”136766″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”187083″]Heo Iksoo, geomungo (\ud5c8\uc775\uc218, \uac70\ubb38\uace0), Sung Kook Kim, conductor (\uae40\uc131\uad6d, \uc9c0\ud718)
\nSeoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra (\uc11c\uc6b8\uc2dc\uad6d\uc545\uad00\ud604\uc545\ub2e8 )[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”160255″]The geomungo is an instrument not easily categorized. In some ways it is like the other Korean zithers: silk strings stretched across a wood frame in order to play melodies. In other ways it is a percussion instrument: a wooden plectrum strikes against the body of the instrument much like a drum. Both these facets of the geomungo\u2019s persona are featured in this concerto.<\/p>\n
The piece makes frequent reference to the energized rhythms found in Korea\u2019s East Coast Byeolsingut<\/em> ritual music. The piece is separated into two kinds of music: the music of the earth (i.e. humanity) and the music of the heavens. The geomungo, much like the mudang in a shaman ritual, acts as a bridge between these two worlds, alternating between intense rhythmic playing and transcendent lyricism.<\/p>\n Rhythm of Earth, Rhythm of Heaven<\/em> was commissioned by the Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" concerto for geomungo and Korean orchestra
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