String music history of Jeju has very short history due to inferior geographical and society condition. From this, it is a historical fact that there are shortage of informations and subjects of investigation. Also, although string music of Jeju has b...
String music history of Jeju has very short history due to inferior geographical and society condition. From this, it is a historical fact that there are shortage of informations and subjects of investigation. Also, although string music of Jeju has brought a lot of development within a short time, there are not enough informations of thesis or musical and also literature material based on string music history in music field of Jeju. This thesis is written to arrange and summarize string musical history of Jeju through looking at development and historical changes. It also looked through Jeju Chamber Orchestra, Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra and Jeju Youth Orchestra with Cheju National University as the central figure.
Development of western music of Jeju started with wind music. During Japanese imperialism, brass music activity was the center of music such as elementary brass band activity. One of the most active band was Aewol Elementary School Brass Band. A Men of ability such as Kang Gae Don and Kim Gook Bae took activity part through conducting brass band and marching band during this time. After Korean War, The Music Association of Korea, Jeju Branch has been organized and like Tamla Choir, a civilian music actions have became revitalized. In 1970, Korean Brass Band Leader Association, Jeju Branch has made a new start. As a result, brass music field has been expanded and it was time for choir and church music activity to become vigorous.
Traditionally, Jeju, which has long roots of brass music, used to be barren land for string music. It is not an overstatement when we say development of Jeju string started since Cheju National University established Music Department. Professor. Kim In Kyu, newly appointed in the Music department as a specialist of string, educated strings to non-specialists with the passion. In 1984, Jeju chamber Orchestra was established which was purely an art organization of civilians. This was the first Jeju Chamber Orchestra. It was the first big step for the development of string music where there was total nonexistence of string musical environment. In 1987, Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra has been established by Prof. Lee Sun Moon (Former string professor of Jeju National University, decease in 1997). Establishment of Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra was another result in the development of Jeju string music. In 1989, Jeju Youth Orchestra has been established by Prof. Jang Hyong young. This orchestra's activity was another opportunity for the development on Jeju string music. If 1980's brought development in string music playing activity of adult players from Jeju Chamber Orchestra and Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra along the establishment of Music Department of Cheju National University, 1990's was a time to support an opportunity for middle and high school students' string music playing activity. Another musical environmental changes occurred in 1990's. In 1994, Department of Applied Music has been established in Jeju Halla College and Department of Art Music has been founded in Cheju Tourism College in 1996. It was an opportunity to produce many distinguished string players due to the foundation of Speciality in String from Cheju Halla College and Cheju Tourism College. After the year 2000, many elementary schools started to educate violin and cello to the youngsters as an after school program which runs by Office of Education. This was the beginning point of accomplishing popularization of string players. Through the after school program, it became possible to educate youngsters as future specialist and also to give them dilettante life or cultural activity.
Until now, string music of Jeju has made a lot of progress and there are many performing organizations activating but compare to other provinces, surely we are still in an inferior situation. However, for the development of Jeju string music, this kind of study should get performed more enthusiastically and more informations publishing will be needed, too.
This thesis researches history of Jeju string music through interviews of senior musicians of Jeju and diversity informations. It lightens up the history of Jeju Chamber Orchestra, Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeju Youth Orchestra and Jeju National University. I'm sincerely Hoping this thesis would provide help and become bases of development in Jeju string music in the future.