A Study on Musical Composition and Significance of the Musical Play The Sorrow of Wanderer

Music plays flourished in the world of the Korean popular play during the Korean Liberation Period. Among them, the cases that drew the interest and curiosity of the audience by composing a narrative based on existing songs and using popular songs as the main theme are particularly noteworthy. The Sorrow of Wanderer is a representative example, but it has not been made meaningful approach so far. It may be mainly because the script has not been excavated until now. Since the script was recently discovered, however, a way to study the status of performances in the 1940s and their characteristics has been opened. Moreover, a path has been opened to discuss the relevance to the popular song of the same name and to conduct meaningful historical research on the production team and creative subject. This study, based on the excavated script of The Sorrow of Wanderer , aims to discuss its birth and transformation, creative subject and reason for change, musical composition and narrative characteristics, and performance effects. It is expected that the academic discussion on this work will not only examine itself, but will be also a help in the study of the overall characteristics of the musical plays that flourished during the Korean Liberation Period.