Melissa Darrow Engleman Composer

The collected works of composer Melissa Darrow Engleman.

Taekuk Yuk Jang (6th form): ☵

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The trigram for Yuk Jang is 2 broken lines that surround a solid line. This is the concept of “gam”, meaning water. It is meant for the 3rd geup student. The poomsae is performed with flowing but strong and flexible movements.

At the beginning of the form, the sharp staccato cello introduces the movements, and the melodies over this are descending scales, representing smooth flow of water. The instrumentation uses a brass section, which provides a strong emphasis to the flow. 50 seconds.