A Study of Selected Solo Piano Works by Three Korean Women Composers from 2008 to 2012

Abstract

Korean women composers’ musical achievements have increased markedly since the 1980s. They have won many significant international competitions as their music is being commissioned and performed by prominent performance groups. They have gained prominence at home and abroad. However, many of their works are less familiar inside and outside of Korea. The purpose of this study is to bring attention to three contemporary Korean women composers and their solo piano compositions in order to document their significance to contemporary piano literature, as current literature contains few studies of Korean female composers’ works, and few of those works have been published.