Uhelssigu Taryeng, Jinsil Lee | Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.

Uhelssigu Taryeng [level: Difficult]
Jinsil Lee: Bio and other works | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1840 | duration: c. 2'36" | price: $3.00
accompaniment: piano
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An energetic choral work for advanced mixed ensembles with piano, inspired by Taryung—a traditional Korean folk art characterized by rhythmic refrains and colloquial language. Originally performed by itinerant musicians at village festivals, Taryung includes exclamatory refrains such as “Uelssigu” and “Aehediya” that enrich the rhythm and atmosphere without conveying specific meaning. The composer weaves these repetitive rhythmic motifs into a dynamic interplay of voices, culminating in a powerful climactic finish. Challenging and unique!

performance by: Busan Metropolitan Chrous - Kisun Lee, conductor [© all rights reserved]

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written in Korean traditional style with traditional text)
(unknown meaning, likely an interjection expressing joy), I am coming back

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Uhelssigu Taryeng choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

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Uelssigu Taryung is an upbeat piece with many combinations of various rhythmic motives. Taryung is one form of traditional Korean performance - a type of folk art characterized by colloquial language and rhythmic refrains. Originally, Taryung referred to the performances by itinerant musicians or folk entertainers who, in village festivals or marketplaces, sang and acted in ways that reflected everyday life and emotions of ordinary people. In this context, “Uelssigu”, “Jeolssigu”, “Aehediya”, and “Dehediya” are known as refrains or exclamatory expressions that frequently appear in traditional Korean folk performances, especially in Taryung. These exclamatory interjections enhance the rhythm and atmosphere of the performance rather than conveying a specific meaning.

The composer used the rhythmic repetitive element with its resonance of the sounds, the rhythm, and the repetitive structure as the motivic idea to enhance the piece by the interplay between each voice. The upbeat motifs fuse the vibrancy and spontaneity of art with the repetitive rhythmic refrain elements of the Taryung, and the song develops and builds to a climactic end. The key is to play with the vibrant rhythmic nuances of the repeated words. Since the accent of all the words is on the long notes, it is effective to sing with a swinging tone by emphasizing the long notes.

Uhelssigu ssigu Jeoelssigu ssigu (exclamatory refrain)
Aehediya Dehediya (exclamatory refrain)
Ulssigu Jeolssigu (exclamatory refrain)
Droganda (Goes in)

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Busan Metropolitan Chrous - Kisun Lee, conductor

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