Conclusion

This Musical Investigation was a great opportunity for me to learn two different pieces, Arirang for Gayageums with 18 and 25 Strings and Guyun: El Maestro, in depth and draw significant similarities and differences. These two culturally different pieces have considerable differences, such as texture, style, and time signature. However, there were a number of similarities that made these pieces relate to one another. The major similarity was that the structure of the two pieces was ABA’ form and melodic phrases were played with similar tone colour and tempo in each section. These similarities linked the two different pieces together and made their relationship much stronger.



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