Isang Yun
Korean-born composer who blended Eastern traditions with Western avant-garde.
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Isang Yun was a Korean-born composer who later worked in West Germany, born on 17 September 1917 near Tongyong, South Korea.[1][2] His compositions are all published by Bote & Bock / Boosey & Hawkes, Berlin.[3] Isang Yun's death occurred on 3 November 1995 in Berlin.[1]
Life and work
A worldwide petition by about 200 artists, including Stravinsky and Karajan, was presented to the South Korean government.[4] The poet Yun Ki-hyon was the father of Isang Yun, who was born in 1917 in Sancheong, Korea.[5] At age three, Yun's family relocated to Tongyeong.[5] Yun's first melody was composed after he started learning the violin at thirteen.[5]
Yun resided in Krefeld, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Cologne starting in October 1959.[4] Yun was transported to Seoul by way of Bonn.[4] While imprisoned, Yun experienced torture, made a suicide attempt, was coerced into a confession, and received an initial life sentence.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Boosey & Hawkes biography states Yun received his first musical training in cello and composition in Korea and Japan.[1] It also confirms his death date and location as November 3, 1995 in Berlin.[1]
References
- "Isang Yun: Biography", Boosey & Hawkes, 23 September 2021. facts only, no text reused. boosey.com
- Wikipedia, "Isang Yun" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: H. Kunz, "Yun, Isang", 2001; "Isang Yun: Biography", Boosey & Hawkes, 23 September 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isang Yun" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Boosey & Hawkes Composers, Classical Music and Jazz Repertoire", Boosey & Hawkes, 23 September 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isang Yun" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fraker, "The Oboe Works of Isang Yun", 2009, p. 27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Isang Yun" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Im, "Ein grenzüberschreitender Nomade", Goethe-Institut Korea, December 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Isang Yun (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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