Three Korean Folksongs
Bassoon - Sheet Music

Woodwind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, F horn, bassoon)

SKU: LH.LMP-CM1601

Composed by Ernest Brandon. Score & parts. 24 pages. Duration 4:30. Lighthouse Music Publications #LMP CM1601. Published by Lighthouse Music Publications (LH.LMP-CM1601).

8.5 x 11 inches.

This piece for wind quintet presents three Korean folk songs seldom, if ever, heard in North America: Hangangsu Tarong (On the Han River), Sarangga (Love Song), and Monggumpo Taryong (Joy and Sorrow of Fishermen). All are presented in an upbeat mood and incorporate Korean harmonies as much as possible. After all three are presented, they are found intermingled in the joyous final section of the piece which closes on a happy, but much softer tone. Each instrument has its share of melodic material and everyone gains experience in playing overlapping syncopations.