KWAK YOONCHAN’s new album 〔When You Study Upon a Star〕 is finally out!
KWAK YOONCHAN is an artist who has been experimenting with various music styles, and is especially notable in the field of New Age music. His music has emotional and deep melodies that deeply move listeners. KWAK YOONCHAN has proven his musical ability through various works such as 〔i am Melody Piano version〕, 〔OLIVET〕, and 〔After You’ve Gone〕.
KWAK YOONCHAN’s 11th full-length album 〔When You Study Upon a Star〕 shows an innovative attempt to combine music and mathematical concepts. Consisting of a total of 17 tracks, this album provides a sense of musical space to improve concentration. KWAK YOONCHAN implements a calm metasound through the mathematical order of note values, helping the listener calm their mind and develop deep concentration.
Dototi is a piece that shows KWAK YOONCHAN’s musical imagination well. This piece is composed around the 7th note (Leading Tone) of the major scale, and it makes good use of the musical concept that the 7th note itself is complete, but must be resolved to the root note (Tonic) for the ending.
Through legendary episodes such as the story of “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Si” that awakened Beethoven, KWAK YOONCHAN emphasizes the incompleteness of the 7th note. The 7th note is not complete in itself, and it is musically expressed that it must be completed by adding one more note (Tonic). Dototi emphasizes the relationship between the 7th note and the root note even more as it progresses, and it describes the “process of transition” by utilizing various bridge notes.
In particular, the ending of the piece uses the Tritone Resolution technique to organize the notes that make you want to resolve the most, thereby increasing the level of completion. This technique maximizes musical tension and resolution, conveying deep emotions to the listener. Dototi lets you feel the moment when the unfinished melody is completed.
Listen to KWAK YOONCHAN’s 〔When You Study Upon a Star〕 album now! This album is a sentimental and dreamy new age music, and it is a chance to experience KWAK YOONCHAN’s creative musical world. Listen to the album in “JIGPU” and immerse yourself in KWAK YOONCHAN’s musical world!
