Chin, Unsuk

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Chin, Unsuk

Chin, Unsuk, Korean composer; b. Seoul, July 14, 1961. She studied piano at an early age, and then had composition training with Sukhi Kang at the National Univ. of Seoul (graduated, 1985). She received a Deut-scher Akademischer Austauschdienst stipend and pursued further compositional studies with György Ligeti in Hamburg (1985–88). Chin then was active at the electronic music studio of the Technical Univ. in Berlin. Her compositions explore the acoustic properties of sound.

Works

orch.:Santika Ekatala (Sanskrit for “Harmony to Ward Off Evil Consequences”) (Tokyo, Oct. 6, 1993); Piano Concerto (1996; Cardiff, June 6, 1997); Miroirs des temps (1999). chamber:Fantaisie mécanique for 5 Instrumentalists (1994); ParaMetaString for String Quartet and Prerecorded String Sound on Tape (1996); Xi (Nucleus) for Ensemble and Tape (1998; Paris, Feb. 24, 1999). vocal:Die Troerinnen for Women Soloists, Chorus, and Orch. (1986; rev. version, Oslo, Sept. 23, 1990); Akrostichon-Wortspiel for Soprano and Ensemble (1991; rev. version, London, Sept. 8, 1993). tape:Gradus ad Infinitum (1989); El Allento de la Sombra (1992); Allegro ma non Troppo (1993–94).

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