Byong Won Lee
Professor of Ethnomusicology
Education
| 1974 | Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, University of Washington |
| 1971 | M.A. Ethnomusicology, University of Washington |
| 1966 | Korean Music Theory, Graduate School, Seoul National University |
| 1964 | B.A. Korean Music Theory, Seoul National University |
Professional Experiences
| 1991-Present | Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa |
| 1982-1991 | Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 1982 | Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 1974-82 | Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 1996-98 | Visiting Professor, Academy of Korean Studies, Korea |
| 1974-Present | Faculty of the Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 1976-Present | Graduate faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 1983-84 | Visiting faculty, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University |
| 1980-81 | Fulbright Lecturing and Research Fellow at Seoul Nat'l University |
| 1972-73 | Fellow, Fulbright Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (U. S. Office of Education) for research in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.) |
| 1973-74 | Teaching Associate, University of Washington |
| 1969-73 | Teaching Assistant, University of Washington |
| 1967-69 | Research Assistant, University of Washington |
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Honor & Recognition
| 1995 | Recognized and honored as one of the eighty-five "Proud Koreans Abroad" by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at the 50th Anniversary of Korean Independence. |
| 1993-95 | Appointed to the Advisory Committee on Democratic and Peaceful Unification of Korea by the President of the Republic of Korea. |
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Publications
| Books | |
| 1997 | Styles and Esthetics in Korean Traditional Music. Seoul: National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Culture. With an accompanying compact disc. |
| 1997 | Co-authored with Yun Chaegon, Pak Sangch'on, Kim Unghwan and Pak Yongho. Analysis of the Operational System and the Programs of the State Performing Arts Troupes of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea). Seoul: Republic of Korea Ministry of Culture and Sports. |
| 1987 | Buddhist Music of Korea. Seoul: Korean National Commission for UNESCO |
| Chapter in Book | |
| (In press) | Music in Korea: Its Tradition, Culture and Society. Edited by Ho-Min Sohn and Yong-Ho Choe and to be published by the University of Hawaii Press. |
| Dictionary Entry | |
| 2002 | Music - Korea, Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Levinson, David and Karen Christensen, editors. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Vol. 4:231-232. |
| 1980 | Korea, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 6th edition. London: Macmillan. Vol. 10: 192-208. |
| Articles | |
| 2003 | Buddhist Ritual Performing Arts of Korea, Buddhist Ritual Chant from Korea and Japan. New York: Japan Society. Pp. 4-11. |
| 2002 | "Buddhist Music," The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, vol. 7 (East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea). New York: Routledge. Pp. 871-874. |
| 2000 | Western Staff Notation and Its Impact on Korean Musical Practice, The Changing Values of Music:
In Search of New Creativity. Seoul: Korean National Commission for UNESCO. Pp. 89-102. The Current State of Research on Korean Music, Yearbook for Traditional Music 32. Pp. 143-149. |
| 1999 | "The Ornaments in Traditional Korean Music: Structure, Function and Semantics," Ssi-ol. Almanach 1998/99der Internationalen Isang Yun Gesellschaft e.V., Berlin: Internationale Isang Yun Gesellschaft e.V. Pp. 59-66. |
| 1998 | "The Characteristic Timbre in Korean Music as Reflected in the Adoption of the Chinese Yazheng and the Modification of Traditional Instruments," Essays in Musicology: An Offering in Celebration of Lee Hye-ku in his Ninetieth Birthday. Seoul: Yihyegu hagsulsang unyong wiwonhoe. Pp. 537-44. |
| 1997 | "Concept and Aesthetics in Traditional Music," Korean Cultural Heritage, Vol III Performing Arts). Seoul: Korea Foundation. Pp. 28-35. |
| 1994 | "Hanguk umak ui sahoejok t'ukching [Social Characteristics of Korean Traditional Music," International Journal of Korean Studies. 1: 110-119. (In Korean) |
| 1993 | "Contemporary Korean Musical Cultures," Korea Briefing, 1993. New York: Asia Society and Westview Press. 121-38. |
| 1992 | "Traditional Music in Contemporary Korean Society," A Festival of Korea: Humanities Guide. Honolulu. |
| 1989 | "Musical Traditions of Korean Peoples," Nihon no ongaku. Ajia no ongaku [Japanese Music. Asian Music]. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten. Special Volume I, 235-247. (In Japanese) |
| 1988 | "Musical Identity and Acculturation in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China," Papers of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies II:3-25. Songnam: Academy of Korean Studies. |
| 1985 | "The Features of the Mahayana Buddhist Ritual Performing Arts of Korea," World of Music 27(2): 49-61. |
| 1984 | "Hanguk chont'ong umak ui minjok umakhakjok yongu: ku hyonhwang kwa munjejom [Problems in Ethnomusicological Research on Korean Traditional Music]," Hangukhak nonjip., 5:321-329. Seoul: Hanyang University Center for Korean Studies. (In Korean). |
| l983 | "Micro- and Macro-Structure of Melody and Rhythm in Korean Buddhist Chant," Traditional Korean Music. Seoul: Korean Nat'l Commission for UNESCO. 152-160. |
| 1981 | "Concept, Practice and Repertoires of Traditional Improvisatory Music of Korea," Journal of Asian Music Research Institute 4:21-36. "Korean Court Music and Dance," World of Music 23(l):35-49. "La Musique d'Interpretation Traditionnelle de Coree, Concept, Pratique et Repertoire," Revue de Coree 13 (3):36-52. "Hanguk pomp'ae hyongsiggul t'onghan kodaeumak hyongsiggui yongu [Study of the Ancient Musical Style through the Structure of Korean Buddhist Chant]," Hanguk kodaemunhwa wa inj pmunhwawa i kwangye. 487-501. Songnam: Academy of Korean Studies. |
| 1980 | "Introduction to Traditional Korean Dance," The Fifth Festival of Asian Arts. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Urban Council. 104-111. "Improvisation in Korean Music," Music Educators Journal 66(5):137-145. "Perspectives on the Problems of Ethnomusicological Research of Korean Music," Korea Journal 20(11):32-38. |
| 1979 | "Evolution of the Role and Status of Korean Professional Female Entertainers (Kisaeng)," World of Music 21(2):75-84. |
| 1971 | "A Short History of Pomp'ae: Buddhist Ritual Chant of Korea," Journal of Korean Studies 1(2):109-121. |
| 1963 | "Tongdong kwa chongup ui pigyo yongu [A Comparative Study of Tongdong and Chongup Songs," Umdae hakpo. Pp. 121-131. (In Korean) |
| Book Reviews | |
| 1981 | Source Readings in Korean Music by Song Bang-song (Seoul: Korean Nat'l Commission for Unesco, l981) in Revue de Coree 13(3):92-93. |
| 1978 | Survey of Korean Arts: Traditional Music (Seoul: Korea National Academy of Arts, 1974) in Asian Music 9(2):59-64. |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 1998 | Music selection and liner notes for E. Tamura, L. Menton, N. Lush, F. Tsui and W. Cohen, China: Understanding Its Past. Honolulu: Curriculum Research & Development Group of the Univ. of Hawai'i and University of Hawai'i Press. |
| 1998 | Production advisor and musical producer for the CD-ROM entitled Korean Spirits in Design, produced by the Innovative Design of Samsung, Seoul, Korea. |
| 1983 | Translation of the record note brochure for LP record Yongsan hoesang [The Volture Peak Assembly], produced by the Songum Record (SEL-100 122), 45-50. Asian Dance and Drama (Volume III: East Asia), a slide library developed by VRI and the Asia Society. Co-authored the Korean portion with Sun Ock Lee. Contributed 80 slides, the manuscript of the introduction section to Korean dance, and approximately half of the captions. |
| 1976 | Mask Dance-Drama of Korea, film strip with audio tape, commissioned by the Asia Society's Performing Arts Program and the University of Hawaii College of Continuing Education and Community Services. |
| 1966 | Record notes for LP record Musique bouddhique de coree (Vogue LVLX-253), a collection of Musee de l'Homme. 6 p. |
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Courses Taught at Universities
- Appreciation of Korean music, Seoul Nat'l U.
- History of Oriental music, Seoul Nat'l U.
- Philosophy of Oriental music, Ewha Woman's U.
- Music of Korea
- Seminar in Korean music
- Korean music ensemble
- Anthropology of music
- Music cultures of the world
- Sound systems of world music
- Art music of Asia
- Music of China
- Music of India
- Music of Black Africa
- Music of the non-literate peoples
- Role and status of the professional musicians
- Music acculturation
- Organology
- Seminar in ethnomusicology
- Doctoral seminar in ethnomusicology
- Seminar in Asian music
- Seminar in transcription and analysi