On the Art of Music
Publisher: Foreign Languages Publishing House
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Pyongyang, DPR Korea
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Other titles: Ŭmak yesullon
Table of contents: title: 5
label: 1. JUCHE MUSIC; title: 5
label: 1) The Age of Juche Requires a New Type of Music; title: 20
label: 2) Juche Is the Lifeblood of Our Music; title: 31
label: 3) Masterpieces Are Those Which Are Needed for the Revolution; title: 41
label: 4) Music Must Be Popularized; title: 49
label: 2. MUSICAL COMPOSITION; title: 49
label: 1) Music is an Art of Melodies; title: 49
label: (1) Melodies Are Basic to Music; title: 54
label: (2) Melodies Must Be Beautiful and Restrained; title: 62
label: (3) Characteristic Melodies Sustain Musical Composition; title: 71
label: 2) Stanzaic Songs Are the Basic Form of Popular Music; title: 79
label: 3) Combining National Instruments with Western Instruments Is the Basic Principle of Instrumentation; title: 82
label: 4) Arrangement Is Creative Work; title: 82
label: (1) Arrangement Enriches Musical Composition; title: 89
label: (2) Arranging Musical Pieces Mainly on the Basis of Melodies Is Our Own Style; title: 94
label: (3) Good Planning of Arrangement Is Essential; title: 100
label: (4) The Component Parts of Music Should Be Handled Properly; title: 103
label: (5) Accompaniment Should Be Arranged Properly; title: 106
label: 5) We Should Create Music of a Variety of Genres and Forms; title: 106
label: (1) Music Should Be Varied; title: 108
label: (2) Efforts Should Be Made to Create Works of Vocal Music; title: 114
label: (3) Instrumental Works of Our Own Style Should Be Created; title: 120
label: (4) The "Sea of Blood"-Style Opera Should Be Further Developed; title: 126
label: 3. PERFORMANCE; title: 126
label: 1) Performance Is a Creative Art; title: 132
label: 2) Performance Must Express National Sentiments and Modern Aesthetic Feelings Properly; title: 142
label: 3) Individuality Must Be Stressed In Performance; title: 150
label: 4) Music Must Be Performed with Ardour; title: 160
label: 5) Performers Must Be Virtuosos of Creative Work; title: 167
label: 6) The Conductor Is the Commander of the Musical Group; title: 178
label: 4. TRAINING OF RESERVE MUSICIANS; title: 178
label: 1) Strong Reserves Are Essential for the Development of Musical Art; title: 187
label: 2) Specially Talented Reserve Musicians Should Be Trained on a Systematic and Scientific Basis