Bear Woman Dances
Christopher Adler
About this work:
i. Prayer (Chungmori Changdan)
ii. Emergence
iii. Nongak
for solo piano, commissioned by Hyun-mi Cho to accompany a dance depicting the traditional story of the bear who becomes a woman and gives birth to the Korean people.
The first movement involves rhythmic structures and melodic fragments characteristic of Korean sanjo, and the third movement is inspired by nongak, a Korean farmer's dance music popularized by the drum ensemble SamulNori.
Year composed: 2001
Duration: 00:20:00
Ensemble type: Keyboard:Piano
Instrumentation: 1 Piano