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{{short description|Traditional music of the Korean peninsula}}
{{short description|Traditional music of the Korean peninsula}}
{{About|music of Korea before 1945|Korean music after 1945|Music of South Korea|and|Music of North Korea}}
{{About|music of Korea before 1945|Korean music after 1945|Music of South Korea|and|Music of North Korea}}
{{Culture of Korea}}{{Cleanup|date=August 2023|reason=Romanized non-English terms (but not hangul terms) should be italicized as per [[MOS:FOREIGNITALIC]]}}[[Image:Korean.Music-Parade-01.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Traditional music parade in Seoul.]]
{{Culture of Korea}}{{Cleanup|date=August 2023|reason=Romanized non-English terms (but not hangul terms) should be italicized as per [[MOS:FOREIGNITALIC]]}}[[Image:Korean.Music-Parade-01.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Traditional military music parade ([[daechwita]]) in Seoul.]]
Korea has produced music ({{Korean|hangul=음악|rr=eumak|mr=ŭmak}}) from thousands of years, until the modern day. After the [[division of Korea]] in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music.
Korea has produced music ({{Korean|hangul=음악|hanja=音樂|rr=eumak|mr=ŭmak}}) for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the [[division of Korea]] in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music.


'''Traditional music''' ({{Korean|hangul=국악|rr=gugak|labels=no|lit=national music}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Traditional Arts |url=http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Culture-and-the-Arts/Traditional-Arts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223042657/http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Culture-and-the-Arts/Traditional-Arts |archive-date=2015-02-23 |access-date=2018-01-22 |website=Korean Culture and Information Service |language=en}}</ref>) produced by Korea includes [[Korean court music|court music]], folk music, poetic songs, and religious music used in [[Korean shamanism|shamanistic]] and Buddhist traditions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|last=Randel|first=Don Michael|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0674011632|pages=273–275}}</ref>
'''Traditional music''' ({{Korean|hangul=국악|hanja=國樂|rr=gugak|labels=no|lit=national music}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Traditional Arts |url=http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Culture-and-the-Arts/Traditional-Arts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223042657/http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Culture-and-the-Arts/Traditional-Arts |archive-date=2015-02-23 |access-date=2018-01-22 |website=[[Korean Culture and Information Service]] |language=en}}</ref>) produced by Korea includes [[Korean court music|court music]], folk music, poetic songs, and religious music used in [[Korean shamanism|shamanistic]] and Buddhist traditions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|last=Randel|first=Don Michael|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0674011632|pages=273–275}}</ref>


Modern music includes '''K-pop''' ({{Korean|케이팝||keipap|labels=no}}), the [[K-pop|popular music of South Korea]]. North Korea also produces [[Music of North Korea|its own popular music]], as well as music that's inspired by traditional music.
Modern music includes '''K-pop''' ({{Korean|케이팝||keipap|labels=no}}), the [[K-pop|popular music of South Korea]]. North Korea also produces [[Music of North Korea|its own popular music]], as well as music that's inspired by traditional music.
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==== Goguryeo ====
==== Goguryeo ====
In Goguryeo, an oboe called a ''[[Piri (instrument)|piri]]'', a lute called a ''[[pipa]]'', and a zither that is still used today called a ''[[geomungo]]'' were popular instruments.<ref name=":1" /> According to the Korean historical record, ''[[Samguk sagi]]'', written in 1145, the ''geomungo'' was invented by prime minister [[Wang San-ak]], who had received a Chinese zither called a ''[[guqin]]'' as a gift. Wang did not know how to play the ''guqin'' so he used it as a model in order to build a new instrument he called the ''geomungo.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_tmusic_detail.htm?no=10062946|title=Geomungo|date=2016-11-16|website=KBS World Radio|language=En|access-date=2018-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122051807/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_tmusic_detail.htm?no=10062946|archive-date=2016-11-22}}</ref> A painting of the instrument is found in a tomb in modern-day [[Jilin|Jilin Province]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR-GBgAAQBAJ|title=Koguryo Tomb Murals: World Cultural Heritage|publisher=Korea Cultural Heritage Administration (South Korea)|year=2010|editor-last=Kim|editor-first=Lena|pages=91}}</ref>
In Goguryeo, an oboe called a ''[[Piri (instrument)|piri]]'', a lute called a ''[[pipa]]'', and a zither that is still used today called a ''[[geomungo]]'' were popular instruments.<ref name=":1" /> According to the Korean historical record ''[[Samguk sagi]]'', written in 1145, the ''geomungo'' was invented by prime minister [[Wang San-ak]], who had received a Chinese zither called a ''[[guqin]]'' as a gift. Wang did not know how to play the ''guqin'' so he used it as a model in order to build a new instrument he called the ''geomungo.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_tmusic_detail.htm?no=10062946|title=Geomungo|date=2016-11-16|website=KBS World Radio|language=En|access-date=2018-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122051807/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_tmusic_detail.htm?no=10062946|archive-date=2016-11-22}}</ref> A painting of the instrument is found in a tomb in modern-day [[Jilin|Jilin Province]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR-GBgAAQBAJ|title=Koguryo Tomb Murals: World Cultural Heritage|publisher=Korea Cultural Heritage Administration (South Korea)|year=2010|editor-last=Kim|editor-first=Lena|pages=91}}</ref>


The Chinese historical text ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' noted "The people of Goguryeo like to sing and dance. Men and women in villages throughout the country gather every night to sing and dance."<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/understandingkor0000kimh|url-access=registration|title=Understanding Korean Literature|last1=Kim|first1=Hŭng-gyu|last2=Fouser|first2=Robert|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|year=1997|isbn=978-1563247736|pages=[https://archive.org/details/understandingkor0000kimh/page/57 57]–58|translator-last=Fouser|translator-first=Robert}}</ref> Surviving songs from the era include, "Song of the Turtle", and "Song of Nightingales", the latter of which was sung by [[Yuri of Goguryeo|King Yuri of Goguryeo]].<ref name=":2" />
The Chinese historical text ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' noted "The people of Goguryeo like to sing and dance. Men and women in villages throughout the country gather every night to sing and dance."<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/understandingkor0000kimh|url-access=registration|title=Understanding Korean Literature|last1=Kim|first1=Hŭng-gyu|last2=Fouser|first2=Robert|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|year=1997|isbn=978-1563247736|pages=[https://archive.org/details/understandingkor0000kimh/page/57 57]–58|translator-last=Fouser|translator-first=Robert}}</ref> Surviving songs from the era include, "Song of the Turtle", and "Song of Nightingales", the latter of which was sung by [[Yuri of Goguryeo|King Yuri of Goguryeo]].<ref name=":2" />


==== Baekje ====
==== Baekje ====
The only song of Baekje conveyed until now is [[Jeongeupsa]] (정읍사), but since there are no specific relics such as the mural tombs of Goguryeo, it is quite difficult to grasp what it would be like. It is evident that Baekje also celebrated a harvest festival in May and October similar to that of Goguryeo.<ref name="Yoon">{{cite book|last1=Yoon|first1=seoseok|title=Festive Occasions: The Customs in Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSIsb4qmoQcC&q=baekje+music+goguryeo&pg=PA19|via=Google E-books|publisher=Ewha Woman's University Press|access-date=2015-07-09|ref=In the state feast of yeonggo, the people gave themselves to eating, drinking, singing, and dancing for several days on end., The fact that Goguryeo and Baekje also carried on this musical tradition is evident in their heavenly rituals held in October, and May, respectively|isbn=9788973007813|date=January 2008}}</ref>
The only song of Baekje conveyed until now is [[Jeongeupsa]] ({{Korean|hangul=정읍사|labels=no}}), but since there are no specific relics such as the mural tombs of Goguryeo, it is quite difficult to grasp what it would be like. It is evident that Baekje also celebrated a harvest festival in May and October similar to that of Goguryeo.<ref name="Yoon">{{cite book|last1=Yoon|first1=seoseok|title=Festive Occasions: The Customs in Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSIsb4qmoQcC&q=baekje+music+goguryeo&pg=PA19|via=Google E-books|publisher=Ewha Woman's University Press|access-date=2015-07-09|ref=In the state feast of yeonggo, the people gave themselves to eating, drinking, singing, and dancing for several days on end., The fact that Goguryeo and Baekje also carried on this musical tradition is evident in their heavenly rituals held in October, and May, respectively|isbn=9788973007813|date=January 2008}}</ref>


The music of Baekje was known to [[Liu Song Dynasty]] and [[Northern Wei]], while some music players were invited to Japan.<ref name=Tudor>{{cite book|last1=Tudor|first1=Daniel|title=Korea: The Impossible Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BA_QAgAAQBAJ&q=baekje+music&pg=PT242|via=Google ebooks|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|access-date=9 July 2015|isbn=9781462910229|date=2012-11-10}}</ref> Notably, a man of Baekje named Mimaji (미마지) learned music and dance in [[China]] and emigrated to Japan in 612.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pratt|first1=Keith|title=Everlasting Flower: A History of Korea|publisher=Reaktion Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Gui8CdUfVoC|pages=50|isbn=9781861893352|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Harich-Schneider|first1=Eta|title=The rhythmical Patterns in gagaku and bugaku. Mit Illustr. u. Notenbeisp.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7ETvwEACAAJ|journal=Ethno-Musicologica (Netherlands)|date=1954|volume=3|page=10|quote=It is possible Korean folksongs, without any official encouragement, penetrated Japan much earlier than the highly developed Tang music. These folksongs, much like the Japanese saibara, may have been ''dressed up'' in togaku style for use at the Imperial court.}}</ref>
The music of Baekje was known to [[Liu Song dynasty]] and [[Northern Wei]], while some music players were invited to Japan.<ref name=Tudor>{{cite book|last1=Tudor|first1=Daniel|title=Korea: The Impossible Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BA_QAgAAQBAJ&q=baekje+music&pg=PT242|via=Google ebooks|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|access-date=9 July 2015|isbn=9781462910229|date=2012-11-10}}</ref> Notably, a man of Baekje named Mimaji ({{Korean|hangul=미마지|labels=no}}) learned music and dance in [[China]] and emigrated to Japan in 612.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pratt|first1=Keith|title=Everlasting Flower: A History of Korea|publisher=Reaktion Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Gui8CdUfVoC|pages=50|isbn=9781861893352|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Harich-Schneider|first1=Eta|title=The rhythmical Patterns in gagaku and bugaku. Mit Illustr. u. Notenbeisp.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7ETvwEACAAJ|journal=Ethno-Musicologica (Netherlands)|date=1954|volume=3|page=10|quote=It is possible Korean folksongs, without any official encouragement, penetrated Japan much earlier than the highly developed Tang music. These folksongs, much like the Japanese saibara, may have been ''dressed up'' in togaku style for use at the Imperial court.}}</ref>


==== Silla ====
==== Silla ====
[[File: Korea-Gaya Uruk Museum.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The museum of Ureuk in Goryeong, Gyeongssangbuk-do where it demonstrates the development of music in Gaya and Silla.]]
[[File: Korea-Gaya Uruk Museum.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The museum of Ureuk in Goryeong, Gyeongssangbuk-do where it demonstrates the development of music in Gaya and Silla.]]
Before Silla unified three kingdoms, the music of Silla is represented by a traditional instrument, [[gayageum]] which was said that Ureuk from [[Gaya confederacy|Gaya]] brought it in the reign of [[Jinheung of Silla|King Jinheung]] when his kingdoms were incorporated by Silla forces. Although Samguk Sagi conveys 12 names of compositions Ureuk did, those are not fully inherited. In the 13th year of Jinheung, Ureuk taught gayageum, songs, and dances to three disciples of Gyego, Beopji y Mandeok.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Yi|first1=Pyŏng-ok|title=Korean folk dance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpA7AQAAIAAJ&q=gayageum+ureuk|publisher=Korea Foundation|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The master gayageum player Ureuk was assigned three disciples by King Jinheung. After dividing their abilities and talents he taught Gyego to play the gayageum, Beopji to sing, and Mandeok to dance.|isbn=9788986090277|year=2008}}</ref>
Before Silla unified three kingdoms, the music of Silla is represented by a traditional instrument, [[gayageum]] which was said that Ureuk from [[Gaya confederacy|Gaya]] brought it in the reign of [[Jinheung of Silla|King Jinheung]] when his kingdoms were incorporated by Silla forces. Although ''[[Samguk sagi]]'' conveys 12 names of compositions Ureuk did, those are not fully inherited. In the 13th year of Jinheung, Ureuk taught gayageum, songs, and dances to three disciples of Gyego, Beopji y Mandeok.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Yi|first1=Pyŏng-ok|title=Korean folk dance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpA7AQAAIAAJ&q=gayageum+ureuk|publisher=[[Korea Foundation]]|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The master gayageum player Ureuk was assigned three disciples by King Jinheung. After dividing their abilities and talents he taught Gyego to play the gayageum, Beopji to sing, and Mandeok to dance.|isbn=9788986090277|year=2008}}</ref>


Later the famed scholar, [[Choi Chiwon]] who studied in Tang dynasty away from [[bone rank system]] of Silla chartered five poems of ''hyangak'' (The local music) which depict performing arts in Silla toward the end of its era. These figures are found in history books, [[Goryeosa]] as a court ballet performance consisting of hyangak and dangak in subcategories of Korean music.<ref name="Vadime">{{cite book|last1=Elisseeff|first1=Vadime|title=The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zRPbecWnkoIC&q=Silla+music&pg=PA266|publisher=Berghahn Books, 1998|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The five poems of hyangak (Hyangak chabyong osu) in Chinese characters by Choe chiwon (born in 857) are important documents which depict an aspect of the performing arts in Silla society towards the end of the ninth century. Choe chi-won went to Tang in 869 (ninth year in the reign of King Kyongmun) at the age of twelve, passed the state civil service examination, served in a government post, and returned home in 885. The five poems of the hyangak category may be found in the court ballet performance of the hyangak and the dangak in his Koryosa. (p.266)|isbn=9781571812223|year=2000}}</ref>
Later the famed scholar, [[Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn]] who studied in Tang dynasty away from [[bone rank system]] of Silla chartered five poems of ''hyangak'' (The local music) which depict performing arts in Silla toward the end of its era. These figures are found in history books, [[Goryeosa]] as a court ballet performance consisting of hyangak and dangak in subcategories of Korean music.<ref name="Vadime">{{cite book|last1=Elisseeff|first1=Vadime|title=The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zRPbecWnkoIC&q=Silla+music&pg=PA266|publisher=Berghahn Books, 1998|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The five poems of hyangak (Hyangak chabyong osu) in Chinese characters by Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn (born in 857) are important documents which depict an aspect of the performing arts in Silla society towards the end of the ninth century. Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn went to Tang in 869 (ninth year in the reign of King Kyongmun) at the age of twelve, passed the state civil service examination, served in a government post, and returned home in 885. The five poems of the hyangak category may be found in the court ballet performance of the hyangak and the dangak in his Koryosa. (p.266)|isbn=9781571812223|year=2000}}</ref>


===North and South States Period===
===North and South States period===


====Unified Silla====
====Unified Silla====
After unification, the music of Silla experienced the influx of diverse music from Baekje and Goguryeo with the wider development of hyangak, especially in gayageum, geomungo, [[bipa]] of three string instruments and other three pipes.<ref name="Vadime2">{{cite book|last1=Elisseeff|first1=Vadime|title=The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zRPbecWnkoIC&q=Silla+music&pg=PA266|publisher=Berghahn Books, 1998|isbn=9781571812223|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The musical culture of Unified Silla in the North-South Dynasties period of China can be viewed from two angles. Internally, the music of Unified Silla accepted the mature musical culture of Tang China, thereby leading the musical culture of Silla to a new dimension. After achieving unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Silla accepted transverse flute called chok of Paekje and the flute called hoengjok of Koguryeo, and proceeded to develop the flutes into the three-bamboo flutes of Silla hyangak, while the twelve-stringed zither of Kaya state, the six-stringed zither and the five-stringed lute of Koguryo Kingdom were also accepted as the three-string instruments of Unified Silla hyangak.}}</ref> Additionally, music from the Tang dynasty was introduced under the reign of [[Munmu of Silla|King Munmu]]. The Buddhist chant, [[Beompae]] (hangul 범패, hanja 梵唄) was widely adopted with variety of instruments, forming a unique art of Silla.<ref name="Harvard">{{cite book|last1=Randel|first1=Michael|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|date=28 November 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC&q=three+kingdoms+of+korea+music&pg=PA273|publisher=Harvard University Press, 2003|isbn=9780674011632|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=Tang Chinese music already assimilated into the native tradition (abb.) Eventually, the word Tang became synonymous with China, and dangak came to denote Chinese music imported after Tang period. Buddhism was supported by the government and Buddhist chanting rose to art during the Silla period. (p.273)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tokita|first1=Alison|last2=W. Hughes|first2=David|title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, 2008|ref=Japan's first contact with mainland culture was through the kingdoms of the Korean peninsula, Silla, Paaekje, and Koguryo. Buddhist chant was transmitted to Japan along with Buddhism itself in the mid-sixth century. Early Buddhist rites were of two main types: the reading and expounding of the sutras for the protection of the state, and rites of repentance for the collective cleansing of sins. A well-known example of the latter performed annually without interruption since 752.(p.38)}}</ref> During unified Silla, the royal institute of music (en hangul: 음성서) was established.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wiet|first1=Gaston|title=History of Mankind: The great medieval civilizations (2 v. in 4)|journal=History of Mankind: Cultural and Scientific Development|date=1975|volume=2 Volumes in 4|issue=International Commission for a History of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Mankind|page=763|isbn=978-0-04-900244-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHw8AAAAIAAJ&q=silla+eumseongseo|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>
After unification, the music of Silla experienced the influx of diverse music from Baekje and Goguryeo with the wider development of hyangak, especially in gayageum, geomungo, [[bipa]] of three string instruments and other three pipes.<ref name="Vadime2">{{cite book|last1=Elisseeff|first1=Vadime|title=The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zRPbecWnkoIC&q=Silla+music&pg=PA266|publisher=Berghahn Books, 1998|isbn=9781571812223|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=The musical culture of Unified Silla in the North-South Dynasties period of China can be viewed from two angles. Internally, the music of Unified Silla accepted the mature musical culture of Tang China, thereby leading the musical culture of Silla to a new dimension. After achieving unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Silla accepted transverse flute called chok of Paekje and the flute called hoengjok of Koguryeo, and proceeded to develop the flutes into the three-bamboo flutes of Silla hyangak, while the twelve-stringed zither of Kaya state, the six-stringed zither and the five-stringed lute of Koguryo Kingdom were also accepted as the three-string instruments of Unified Silla hyangak.}}</ref> Additionally, music from the Tang dynasty was introduced under the reign of [[Munmu of Silla|King Munmu]]. The Buddhist chant, [[Beompae]] (hangul 범패, hanja 梵唄) was widely adopted with variety of instruments, forming a unique art of Silla.<ref name="Harvard">{{cite book|last1=Randel|first1=Michael|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|date=28 November 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC&q=three+kingdoms+of+korea+music&pg=PA273|publisher=Harvard University Press, 2003|isbn=9780674011632|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=Tang Chinese music already assimilated into the native tradition (abb.) Eventually, the word Tang became synonymous with China, and dangak came to denote Chinese music imported after Tang period. Buddhism was supported by the government and Buddhist chanting rose to art during the Silla period. (p.273)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tokita|first1=Alison|last2=W. Hughes|first2=David|title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, 2008|ref=Japan's first contact with mainland culture was through the kingdoms of the Korean peninsula, Silla, Paaekje, and Koguryo. Buddhist chant was transmitted to Japan along with Buddhism itself in the mid-sixth century. Early Buddhist rites were of two main types: the reading and expounding of the sutras for the protection of the state, and rites of repentance for the collective cleansing of sins. A well-known example of the latter performed annually without interruption since 752.(p.38)}}</ref> During unified Silla, the royal institute of music (en hangul: 음성서) was established.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wiet|first1=Gaston|title=History of Mankind: The great medieval civilizations (2 v. in 4)|journal=History of Mankind: Cultural and Scientific Development|date=1975|volume=2 Volumes in 4|issue=International Commission for a History of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Mankind|page=763|isbn=978-0-04-900244-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHw8AAAAIAAJ&q=silla+eumseongseo|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>


===Goryeo Dynasty===
===Goryeo dynasty===
[[Taejo of Goryeo]], the founder of Goryeo followed several customs of Silla which can be found in a series of Buddhist celebrations such as Palgwanhoe and Yeondeunghoe. However, the influence of Silla dramatically diminished in the middle of its period owing to the influx of music from Song, establishing a strong influence on Korean court music.<ref name="Harvard" /> A large banquet where performances handed down from Silla such as the sword dance was conducted.<ref name="Yoon2">{{cite book|last1=Yoon|first1=Seoseok|title=Festive Occasions: The Customs in Korea|date=2008|publisher=Ewha Woman's University Press|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8973007813|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSIsb4qmoQcC&q=goryeo+music&pg=PA22|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> Most of Goryeo songs were recorded in [[Akhak gwebeom]] after the 15th century of which features were the lyrics of the Korean language, different from those of previous eras.<ref name="Yoon2" />
[[Taejo of Goryeo]], the founder of Goryeo followed several customs of Silla which can be found in a series of Buddhist celebrations such as Palgwanhoe and Yeondeunghoe. However, the influence of Silla dramatically diminished in the middle of its period owing to the influx of music from Song, establishing a strong influence on Korean court music.<ref name="Harvard" /> A large banquet where performances handed down from Silla such as the sword dance was conducted.<ref name="Yoon2">{{cite book|last1=Yoon|first1=Seoseok|title=Festive Occasions: The Customs in Korea|date=2008|publisher=Ewha Woman's University Press|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8973007813|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSIsb4qmoQcC&q=goryeo+music&pg=PA22|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> Most of Goryeo songs were recorded in [[Akhak gwebeom]] after the 15th century of which features were the lyrics of the Korean language, different from those of previous eras.<ref name="Yoon2" />


Goryeo court dance named jeongjae can be divided into two categories: native dances of hyangak jeongjae (향악정재); Tang-derived dangak jeongjae (당악정재). Additionally, folk dances were practiced by monks and shamans.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Orrick|first1=Bob|title=They Fought Valiantly for Their Country's Survival: The Korean War 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953 As Remembered by South Koreans Living in British Columbia|date=2015|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1503536234|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-H53BgAAQBAJ&q=goryeo+jeongjae&pg=PT254|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=Traditional Korean dance can be broadly divided into court dance and folk dance. Court dance includes jeongjaemu, dances performed at banquets, and ilmu, line dances performed in Confucian rituals. Jeongjaemu is subdivided into native hyangak jeongjae and Tang-derived dangak jeongjae. (abb.) In Goryeo Dynasty, these distinction were rigidly maintained. Folk dances can be divided into religious dances led by monks and secular dances performed by the people. Religious dances include the shaman's ritual dance performed at a gut.}}{{self-published source|date=December 2017}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
Goryeo court dance named jeongjae can be divided into two categories: native dances of hyangak jeongjae ({{Korean|hangul=향악정재|labels=no}}); Tang-derived dangak jeongjae ({{Korean|hangul=당악정재|labels=no}}). Additionally, folk dances were practiced by monks and shamans.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Orrick|first1=Bob|title=They Fought Valiantly for Their Country's Survival: The Korean War 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953 As Remembered by South Koreans Living in British Columbia|date=2015|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1503536234|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-H53BgAAQBAJ&q=goryeo+jeongjae&pg=PT254|access-date=9 July 2015|ref=Traditional Korean dance can be broadly divided into court dance and folk dance. Court dance includes jeongjaemu, dances performed at banquets, and ilmu, line dances performed in Confucian rituals. Jeongjaemu is subdivided into native hyangak jeongjae and Tang-derived dangak jeongjae. (abb.) In the Goryeo dynasty, these distinction were rigidly maintained. Folk dances can be divided into religious dances led by monks and secular dances performed by the people. Religious dances include the shaman's ritual dance performed at a gut.}}{{self-published source|date=December 2017}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}


=== Joseon Dynasty ===
=== Joseon dynasty ===
As [[Yi Seong-gye]] founded Joseon in 1392, the dynasty adopted anti-Buddhism and pro-Confucianism which affected the musical pattern of Yeak (예악, 禮樂). Although some scholars like [[Jeong Do-jeon]] made several songs for celebrating the initial moments of Joseon, the notation followed the trends of Goryeo.
As [[Yi Seong-gye]] founded Joseon in 1392, the dynasty adopted anti-Buddhism and pro-Confucianism which affected the musical pattern of Yeak ({{Korean|hangul=예악|hanja=禮樂|labels=no}}). Although some scholars like [[Jeong Do-jeon]] made several songs for celebrating the initial moments of Joseon, the notation followed the trends of Goryeo.


[[Joseon]] periods saw considerable developments of its music during the reign of Sejong which were largely attributable to a musician [[Park Yeon]].<ref name="Shin">Shin hyong-sik, 《A Brief History of Korea》, Vol. 1, Ewha Woman's University Press, 2005. {{ISBN|8973006193}} pp.74-75</ref> Park firstly established an independent organ of music and created [[Music Notation|Korean-style notation]] including Jeonganbo (en Hangul: 정간보). King Sejong himself also composed songs.<ref>Jungeun Oh, 〈Fusion of Korean and Western Musical Styles in Haesik Lee’s Duremaji〉, School of Music, The University of Alabama, p.22</ref> A son of Sejong, [[Sejo of Joseon|Sejo]] who killed his nephew, [[Danjong of Joseon|Danjong]] also recorded his score in pitch pipe notation. The two kings above are the only rulers whose musical records are now traceable.<ref>Laurence Picken, 《Musica Asiatica》, CUP Archive, 1984. {{ISBN|0521278376}} p.44</ref>
[[Joseon]] periods saw considerable developments of its music during the reign of Sejong which were largely attributable to a musician [[Park Yeon]].<ref name="Shin">Shin hyong-sik, 《A Brief History of Korea》, Vol. 1, Ewha Woman's University Press, 2005. {{ISBN|8973006193}} pp.74-75</ref> Park firstly established an independent organ of music and created [[Music Notation|Korean-style notation]] including Jeonganbo (en Hangul: 정간보). King Sejong himself also composed songs.<ref>Jungeun Oh, 〈Fusion of Korean and Western Musical Styles in Haesik Lee’s Duremaji〉, School of Music, The University of Alabama, p.22</ref> A son of Sejong, [[Sejo of Joseon|Sejo]] who killed his nephew, [[Danjong of Joseon|Danjong]] also recorded his score in pitch pipe notation. The two kings above are the only rulers whose musical records are now traceable.<ref>Laurence Picken, 《Musica Asiatica》, CUP Archive, 1984. {{ISBN|0521278376}} p.44</ref>
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The process of compiling traditional Korean music continued until the reign of [[Seongjong of Joseon|Seongjong]] with the publication of the first independent musical text [[Akhakgwebeom]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kang|first1=Jae-eun|last2=Lee|first2=Suzanne|title=The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism|date=2006|publisher=Homa & Sekey Books|isbn=978-1931907378|pages=245–246|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iB8R0oEH3kEC&q=seongjong+akhak&pg=PA245|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Seong Hyeon, a scholar who held an important position during the reign of Seong-jong. He organized ceremonial court music, music from Tang China, and Korean music which comprised various genres of music of his times into three categories, and compiled Akhak gwebeom.}}</ref>
The process of compiling traditional Korean music continued until the reign of [[Seongjong of Joseon|Seongjong]] with the publication of the first independent musical text [[Akhakgwebeom]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kang|first1=Jae-eun|last2=Lee|first2=Suzanne|title=The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism|date=2006|publisher=Homa & Sekey Books|isbn=978-1931907378|pages=245–246|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iB8R0oEH3kEC&q=seongjong+akhak&pg=PA245|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Seong Hyeon, a scholar who held an important position during the reign of Seong-jong. He organized ceremonial court music, music from Tang China, and Korean music which comprised various genres of music of his times into three categories, and compiled Akhak gwebeom.}}</ref>


Because of two damaging wars, the culture of Joseon went through a series of hardships which resulted in the loss of instrumental music and songs in court and also a royal shrine.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fang|first1=Zhaoying|last2=Asami|first2=Rintarō|title=The Asami Library|date=1969|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/asamilibrarydesc0000fang/page/110 110]|url=https://archive.org/details/asamilibrarydesc0000fang|url-access=registration|quote=imjin war music.|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The musical situation in the late Joseon can be described as declining contrary to its expansion period.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Song|first1=Jiwon|title=정조 의 음악 정책|date=2007|publisher=Taehaksa|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8959661770|pages=244–247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D3QRAQAAMAAJ&q=late+joseon+music|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Regarded the musical situation in the late Joseon period as a period of declining trend in contrast to the growing up period of folk music outside court. (Abstract in English is cited)}}</ref>
Because of two damaging wars, the culture of Joseon went through a series of hardships which resulted in the loss of instrumental music and songs in court and also a royal shrine.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fang|first1=Zhaoying|last2=Asami|first2=Rintarō|title=The Asami Library|date=1969|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/asamilibrarydesc0000fang/page/110 110]|url=https://archive.org/details/asamilibrarydesc0000fang|url-access=registration|quote=imjin war music.|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The musical situation in the late Joseon can be described as declining contrary to its expansion period.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Song|first1=Jiwon|script-title=ko:정조 의 음악 정책|date=2007|publisher=Taehaksa|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8959661770|pages=244–247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D3QRAQAAMAAJ&q=late+joseon+music|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Regarded the musical situation in the late Joseon period as a period of declining trend in contrast to the growing up period of folk music outside court. (Abstract in English is cited)}}</ref>


Ancestor worship ceremonies called [[Munmyo|Munmyo jerye]] and Jongmyo jerye were revived and performed annually, chiefly to commemorate the deaths of Confucian scholars and Korean kings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stanton|first1=Andrea L.|last2=Ramsamy|first2=Edward|last3=Seybolt|first3=Peter J.|last4=Elliott|first4=Carolyn M.|title=Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia|date=2012|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1452266626|page=97|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVN2AwAAQBAJ&q=munmyo+jerye&pg=RA2-PA97|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
Ancestor worship ceremonies called [[Munmyo|Munmyo jerye]] and Jongmyo jerye were revived and performed annually, chiefly to commemorate the deaths of Confucian scholars and Korean kings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stanton|first1=Andrea L.|last2=Ramsamy|first2=Edward|last3=Seybolt|first3=Peter J.|last4=Elliott|first4=Carolyn M.|title=Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia|date=2012|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1452266626|page=97|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVN2AwAAQBAJ&q=munmyo+jerye&pg=RA2-PA97|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
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===After Korean Empire===
===After Korean Empire===
Joseon was transformed into the [[Korean Empire]] with a view to organizing its sphere out of the external interruption, while the rituals of empires were revived and practiced Confucian court music to celebrate the expansion of the nation.{{Cn|date=January 2023}} However, the Japanese colonization of Korea in 1910 brought tremendous change inside and outside Korea with an influence of [[western music (North America)|western music]].{{Cn|date=January 2023}} After the collapse, Korean court music found almost no way to make celebrations and rituals, which was replaced with marching songs.{{Cn|date=January 2023}} Instead of pansori and gagok, the musical trends were largely changed into modern-style performances and classical music. Followed by cultural suppression in the 1920s, Korean traditional music barely survived.{{Cn|date=January 2023}}
Joseon was transformed into the [[Korean Empire]] with a view to organizing its sphere out of the external interruption, while the rituals of empires were revived and practiced Confucian court music to celebrate the expansion of the nation.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} However, the Japanese colonization of Korea in 1910 brought tremendous change inside and outside Korea with an influence of [[western music (North America)|western music]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} After the collapse, Korean court music found almost no way to make celebrations and rituals, which was replaced with marching songs.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Instead of pansori and gagok, the musical trends were largely changed into modern-style performances and classical music. Followed by cultural suppression in the 1920s, Korean traditional music barely survived.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


During the 1930s, despite suppression of folk music, there was some support for some singers. In January 1934 [[Wang Su-bok]] was featured in the first live Korean language radio broadcast to Japan. The transmission was organised by the [[NHK|Japanese Broadcasting Corporation]], and she was accompanied by [[Kyongsong Broadcasting Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suh |first=Dae-Sook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7Z7mtKVc6AC&dq=wang+su-bok&pg=PA76 |title=Korean Studies: New Pacific Currents |date=1994-01-01 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-1598-1 |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref>
During the 1930s, despite suppression of folk music, there was some support for some singers. In January 1934 [[Wang Su-bok]] was featured in the first live Korean language radio broadcast to Japan. The transmission was organised by the [[NHK|Japanese Broadcasting Corporation]], and she was accompanied by [[Kyongsong Broadcasting Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suh |first=Dae-Sook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7Z7mtKVc6AC&dq=wang+su-bok&pg=PA76 |title=Korean Studies: New Pacific Currents |date=1994-01-01 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-1598-1 |pages=76 |language=en}}</ref>
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===Pansori===
===Pansori===
''[[Pansori]]'' (판소리) is a long vocal and percussive music played by one singer and 1 drummer. In this traditional art form, sometimes rather misleadingly called 'Korean Opera',<ref name="Festival" /> a narrator may play the parts of all the characters in a story, accompanied by a drummer. The lyrics tell one of five different stories but are individualized by each performer, often with updated jokes and audience participation. One of the most famous pansori singers is [[Park Dongjin]] ([[hangul]]: 박동진). In 2003, Pansori was designated as intangible cultural property in UNESCO's Memory of the world.<ref>{{cite news|title='Pansori' was designated as intangible cultural property in UNESCO's Memory of the world.|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2003&no=366779|newspaper=Maeil Business Newspaper|date=2003-11-08}}</ref>
''[[Pansori]]'' ({{Korean|hangul=판소리|labels=no}}) is a long vocal and percussive music played by one singer and 1 drummer. In this traditional art form, sometimes rather misleadingly called 'Korean Opera',<ref name="Festival" /> a narrator may play the parts of all the characters in a story, accompanied by a drummer. The lyrics tell one of five different stories but are individualized by each performer, often with updated jokes and audience participation. One of the most famous pansori singers is [[Park Dongjin]] ({{Korean|hangul=박동진|labels=no}}). In 2003, Pansori was designated as intangible cultural property in UNESCO's Memory of the world.<ref>{{cite news|title='Pansori' was designated as intangible cultural property in UNESCO's Memory of the world.|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2003&no=366779|newspaper=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]]|date=2003-11-08}}</ref>


The National Theatre of Korea provides monthly opportunities to experience traditional Korean narrative songs or ''Pansori''.
The National Theatre of Korea provides monthly opportunities to experience traditional Korean narrative songs or ''Pansori''.
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[[Image:Farmer dance.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pungmul]]
[[Image:Farmer dance.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pungmul]]
{{main|Pungmul}}
{{main|Pungmul}}
''Pungmul'' (풍물) is a Korean folk music tradition that is a form of [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] music that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.<ref name=Cecilia>{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Cecilia Hae-Jin|title=Frommer's Seoul Day by Day|date=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1118089354|page=167|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n7yPJ6Se-DsC&q=pungmul+korea&pg=PA167|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Pungmul is a type of folk music tradition that grew from shamanistic rituals and Korea's agricultural society. A pungmul performance is led by drumming, but it includes wind instruments as well as dancers.}}</ref> Most performances are outside, with dozens of players, all in constant motion. [[Samul Nori]], originally the name of a musical group founded in 1978, has become popular as a genre, even overseas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Jonathan H.X|last2=Nadeau|first2=Kathleen M|title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife|date=2011|publisher=ABC CLIO|isbn=978-0313350665|page=676|edition=Vol. 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BrfLWdeISoC&q=pungmul+korea&pg=PA676|ref=The second type of folk dance is the farmers' band and music (nongak or pungmul). (abb.) Both mask dance and, to a larger extent, pungmul is played in many Korean American communities across the United State. There are several community-based pungmul groups in many cities, including Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York....}}</ref> It is based on Pungmul musical rhythmic patterns and uses the same instruments, but is faster and usually played while sitting down.
''Pungmul'' ({{Korean|hangul=풍물|labels=no}}) is a Korean folk music tradition that is a form of [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] music that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.<ref name=Cecilia>{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Cecilia Hae-Jin|title=Frommer's Seoul Day by Day|date=2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1118089354|page=167|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n7yPJ6Se-DsC&q=pungmul+korea&pg=PA167|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=Pungmul is a type of folk music tradition that grew from shamanistic rituals and Korea's agricultural society. A pungmul performance is led by drumming, but it includes wind instruments as well as dancers.}}</ref> Most performances are outside, with dozens of players, all in constant motion. [[Samul Nori]], originally the name of a musical group founded in 1978, has become popular as a genre, even overseas.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Jonathan H.X|last2=Nadeau|first2=Kathleen M|title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife|date=2011|publisher=ABC CLIO|isbn=978-0313350665|page=676|edition=Vol. 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BrfLWdeISoC&q=pungmul+korea&pg=PA676|ref=The second type of folk dance is the farmers' band and music (nongak or pungmul). (abb.) Both mask dance and, to a larger extent, pungmul is played in many Korean American communities across the United State. There are several community-based pungmul groups in many cities, including Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York....}}</ref> It is based on Pungmul musical rhythmic patterns and uses the same instruments, but is faster and usually played while sitting down.


===Sanjo===
===Sanjo===
[[Sanjo (music)|Sanjo]]:(산조) is played without a pause in faster tempos as one of the most popular genres of traditional Korean music.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Howard|first1=Keith|last2=Yi|first2=Chae-seok|last3=Casswell|first3=Nicholas|title=Korean Kayagǔm Sanjo: A Traditional Instrumental Genre|date=2008|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=978-0754663621|pages=1–37|edition=SOAS musicology series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GEwUAQAAIAAJ&q=sanjo+korea|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The Korean genre of sanjo is today one of the most popular genres of traditional Korean music. (abb) sanjo instruments, additional techniques have been exploited in contemporary compositions that are played on the sanjo kayagum and on modified instruments.}}</ref> It is entirely instrumental music, and includes changes in rhythmic and melodic modes during individual work. The tempo increases in each movement. The general style of the sanjo is marked by slides in slow movements and rhythmic complexity in faster movements. Instruments include the [[changgo]] drum set against a melodic instrument, such as the [[gayageum]] or [[ajaeng]].<ref name=Cecilia /> Famous practitioners include such names as Kim Chukp'a, [[Yi Saenggang]] and [[Hwang Byungki]]. Notably, Hwang established a new type of sanjo genre that involved in the repertory of gayageum on the basis of aiming to identify and explain distinctive musical features and creativity.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Killick|first1=Andrew Peter|title=Hwang Byungki: Traditional Music and the Contemporary Composer in the Republic of Korea|date=2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd|isbn=978-1409420309|pages=13–19|edition=SOAS musicology series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgPsQhVg_SAC&q=sanjo+korea&pg=PA34|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
[[Sanjo (music)|Sanjo]] ({{Korean|hangul=산조|labels=no}}) is played without a pause in faster tempos as one of the most popular genres of traditional Korean music.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Howard|first1=Keith|last2=Yi|first2=Chae-seok|last3=Casswell|first3=Nicholas|title=Korean Kayagǔm Sanjo: A Traditional Instrumental Genre|date=2008|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=978-0754663621|pages=1–37|edition=SOAS musicology series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GEwUAQAAIAAJ&q=sanjo+korea|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The Korean genre of sanjo is today one of the most popular genres of traditional Korean music. (abb) sanjo instruments, additional techniques have been exploited in contemporary compositions that are played on the sanjo kayagum and on modified instruments.}}</ref> It is entirely instrumental music, and includes changes in rhythmic and melodic modes during individual work. The tempo increases in each movement. The general style of the sanjo is marked by slides in slow movements and rhythmic complexity in faster movements. Instruments include the [[changgo]] drum set against a melodic instrument, such as the [[gayageum]] or [[ajaeng]].<ref name=Cecilia /> Famous practitioners include such names as Kim Chukp'a, [[Yi Saenggang]] and [[Hwang Byungki]]. Notably, Hwang established a new type of sanjo genre that involved in the repertory of gayageum on the basis of aiming to identify and explain distinctive musical features and creativity.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Killick|first1=Andrew Peter|title=Hwang Byungki: Traditional Music and the Contemporary Composer in the Republic of Korea|date=2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd|isbn=978-1409420309|pages=13–19|edition=SOAS musicology series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgPsQhVg_SAC&q=sanjo+korea&pg=PA34|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>


===Jeongak===
===Jeongak===
[[Jeongak]] (정악, 正樂) or ''Chongak'' means literally "right (or proper) music", and its tradition includes both instrumental and vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by the upper-class literati of the [[Joseon]] society.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Dae-haeng|title=Classical Poetic Songs of Korea|date=2009|publisher=Ewha Womans University Press|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8973008438|page=128|edition=Vol.6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xu0eQiua6PMC&q=Jeongak+korea&pg=PA128|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The folk songs showed three main tendencies. First, they imitated the classical music, jeongak, which was enjoyed by the upper class, in lyrics and singing style.}}</ref> The instrumental branch has several versions of a lengthy chamber, chiefly ''Yongsan hoesang'', while the vocal branch sometimes include the meaning of jeongga (Right Song) with a wide range of gagok, gasa, and sijo.<ref name=Garland />
[[Jeongak]] ({{Korean|hangul=정악|hanja=正樂|labels=no}}) or ''Chongak'' means literally "right (or proper) music", and its tradition includes both instrumental and vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by the upper-class literati of the [[Joseon]] society.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kim|first1=Dae-haeng|title=Classical Poetic Songs of Korea|date=2009|publisher=Ewha Womans University Press|location=Seoul|isbn=978-8973008438|page=128|edition=Vol.6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xu0eQiua6PMC&q=Jeongak+korea&pg=PA128|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The folk songs showed three main tendencies. First, they imitated the classical music, jeongak, which was enjoyed by the upper class, in lyrics and singing style.}}</ref> The instrumental branch has several versions of a lengthy chamber, chiefly ''Yongsan hoesang'', while the vocal branch sometimes include the meaning of jeongga (Right Song) with a wide range of gagok, gasa, and sijo.<ref name=Garland />


Although jeongak has things in common with court music but it cannot be categorized as popular song since most public would never hear of these melodies by incorporating various court dances.<ref name=Garland /> Vocals performed in jeongak are normally sung in a style of [[kagok]] (가곡), which is for mixed male and female singers and is accompanied by a variety of instruments.<ref name="MSU">[http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/east_asia/south_korea/music.htm South Korea - Culture] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710212846/http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/east_asia/south_korea/music.htm |date=2015-07-10 }} Windows on Asia, Asian Studies Center of Michigan State University</ref> The best-known piece of jeongak is ''Yeongsan hoesang'' of 9 suites which has now had only instrumental notes.<ref name="MSU" />
Although jeongak has things in common with court music but it cannot be categorized as popular song since most public would never hear of these melodies by incorporating various court dances.<ref name=Garland /> Vocals performed in jeongak are normally sung in a style of [[kagok]] ({{Korean|hangul=가곡|labels=no}}), which is for mixed male and female singers and is accompanied by a variety of instruments.<ref name="MSU">[http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/east_asia/south_korea/music.htm South Korea - Culture] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710212846/http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/east_asia/south_korea/music.htm |date=2015-07-10 }} Windows on Asia, Asian Studies Center of Michigan State University</ref> The best-known piece of jeongak is ''Yeongsan hoesang'' of 9 suites which has now had only instrumental notes.<ref name="MSU" />


===Nongak===
===Nongak===
[[File:Sogang pungyon 임실 필봉 농악1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nongak parade of several players.]]
[[File:Sogang pungyon 임실 필봉 농악1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nongak parade of several players.]]
[[Nongak]] (농악) refers to "farmers' music" and represents an important musical genre which has been developed mainly by peasants in the agricultural society of Korea. The farmers' music is performed typically in an open area of the village. The organization of nongak varies according to locality and performing groups, and today there are a great number of regional styles and involvement of many instruments. Since Nongak involves in many types of dances and formation changes, the dancers and players have several types of artistic format due to their level of skill.<ref name=Kdance>{{harvnb|Kim|2005}}, p.91</ref>
[[Nongak]] ({{Korean|hangul=농악|labels=no}}) refers to "farmers' music" and represents an important musical genre which has been developed mainly by peasants in the agricultural society of Korea. The farmers' music is performed typically in an open area of the village. The organization of nongak varies according to locality and performing groups, and today there are a great number of regional styles and involvement of many instruments. Since Nongak involves in many types of dances and formation changes, the dancers and players have several types of artistic format due to their level of skill.<ref name=Kdance>{{harvnb|Kim|2005}}, p.91</ref>


===Shinawi===
===Shinawi===
[[Shinawi]] or Sinawi (시나위), means, in the broadest sense, the shamanistic music of Korea which is performed during a Korean shaman's ritual dance performance to console and to entertain deities mainly from Korea's southwest region.<ref name=POKM2>{{harvnb|Howard|2006}}, p.32</ref> In this sense of the word, the term is almost identical with another term, ''shinbanggok'' (lit. 'spirit chamber music'), which indicated general shamanistic music performed at a folk religious ceremony known as [[Gut (ritual)|kut]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hesselink|first1=Nathan|title=Contemporary Directions: Korean Folk Music Engaging the Twentieth Century and Beyond|date=2001|publisher=Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California-Berkeley, Center for Korean Studies|isbn=978-1557290748|page=18|edition=Vol. 27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UcUAQAAIAAJ&q=shinawi+korea|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The format of this genre is comparatively loose with several dancers being united and dispersed on the stage.<ref name="MSU" />
[[Shinawi]] or Sinawi ({{Korean|hangul=시나위|labels=no}}), means, in the broadest sense, the shamanistic music of Korea which is performed during a Korean shaman's ritual dance performance to console and to entertain deities mainly from Korea's southwest region.<ref name=POKM2>{{harvnb|Howard|2006}}, p.32</ref> In this sense of the word, the term is almost identical with another term, ''shinbanggok'' (lit. 'spirit chamber music'), which indicated general shamanistic music performed at a folk religious ceremony known as [[Gut (ritual)|kut]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hesselink|first1=Nathan|title=Contemporary Directions: Korean Folk Music Engaging the Twentieth Century and Beyond|date=2001|publisher=Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California-Berkeley, Center for Korean Studies|isbn=978-1557290748|page=18|edition=Vol. 27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1UcUAQAAIAAJ&q=shinawi+korea|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The format of this genre is comparatively loose with several dancers being united and dispersed on the stage.<ref name="MSU" />


===Salpuri===
===Salpuri===
Salpuri (살풀이){{citation needed|date=April 2016}} is a shamanistic ritual dance, conducted as [[exorcism]] of bad ghosts.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nahm |first=Andrew C|title=Korea: Tradition and Transformation &mdash; A History of the Korean People |publisher=Hollym International |year=1996|edition=second|location=Elizabeth, NJ |isbn=978-1-56591-070-6|pages=140}}</ref> The style of this ritual dance is characterized simple and serene. The long scarf with fluid lines express long lines of the arms and fingers of the dancer from corner to corner of the space, utilizing the vastness of space all the way.<ref name=Kdance2>{{cite book|last1=Malborg|first1=Kim|last2=Lee|first2=Jean Young|title=Korean Dance|date=2005|publisher=Ewha Womans University Press|isbn=978-8973006267|page=76|edition=Vol.8 Spirit of Korean cultural roots|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXhQPfQxhp8C&q=kOREAN+salpuri&pg=PA76|ref=The styler of Salpuri is simple and serene. The dancing seems as if it is taming the han (deep-seated emotions) from within, and taming the air from without. The long scarf moving in fluid lines at the edge of the fingers and the long lines of the arms seem to extend far into the vastness of space. But one can also feel the strong will exuding from the inncer core of the dancer}}</ref>
Salpuri dance ({{Korean|hangul=살풀이춤|labels=no}}) is a shamanistic ritual dance, conducted as [[exorcism]] of bad ghosts.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nahm |first=Andrew C|title=Korea: Tradition and Transformation &mdash; A History of the Korean People |publisher=Hollym International |year=1996|edition=second|location=Elizabeth, NJ |isbn=978-1-56591-070-6|pages=140}}</ref> The style of this ritual dance is characterized simple and serene. The long scarf with fluid lines express long lines of the arms and fingers of the dancer from corner to corner of the space, utilizing the vastness of space all the way.<ref name=Kdance2>{{cite book|last1=Malborg|first1=Kim|last2=Lee|first2=Jean Young|title=Korean Dance|date=2005|publisher=Ewha Womans University Press|isbn=978-8973006267|page=76|edition=Vol.8 Spirit of Korean cultural roots|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXhQPfQxhp8C&q=kOREAN+salpuri&pg=PA76|ref=The styler of Salpuri is simple and serene. The dancing seems as if it is taming the han (deep-seated emotions) from within, and taming the air from without. The long scarf moving in fluid lines at the edge of the fingers and the long lines of the arms seem to extend far into the vastness of space. But one can also feel the strong will exuding from the inncer core of the dancer}}</ref>


==Court music==
==Court music==
[[Korean court music]] preserved to date can be traced to the beginning of the [[Joseon Dynasty]] in 1392. It is now rare, except for government-sponsored organizations like [[The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Broughton|first1=Simon|last2=Ellingham|first2=Mark|title=World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, 2권|date=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1858286365|page=160|edition=Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&q=kOREAN+court+music&pg=PA160|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The only place you'll hear live court music today is in the concerts of National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, a large and modern government-supported institute in Seoul where highly-trained musicians preserve, perform and teach traditional music and dance at a high artistic level.}}</ref>
[[Korean court music]] preserved to date can be traced to the beginning of the [[Joseon]] period in 1392. It is now rare, except for government-sponsored organizations like [[The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Broughton|first1=Simon|last2=Ellingham|first2=Mark|title=World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, 2권|date=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1858286365|page=160|edition=Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&q=kOREAN+court+music&pg=PA160|access-date=10 July 2015|ref=The only place you'll hear live court music today is in the concerts of National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, a large and modern government-supported institute in Seoul where highly-trained musicians preserve, perform and teach traditional music and dance at a high artistic level.}}</ref>


There are three types of court music.<ref name="Don">{{cite book|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|author=Don Michael Randel|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0674011632|pages=[https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/273 273]|url=https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/273}}</ref>
There are three types of court music.<ref name="Don">{{cite book|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|author=Don Michael Randel|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0674011632|pages=[https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/273 273]|url=https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/273}}</ref>
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[[Yongbieocheonga]], Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven represents its uniqueness as hyangak, which was originally tuned to various notes and lyrics but the text was lost and purely instrument rhythm left.
[[Yongbieocheonga]], Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven represents its uniqueness as hyangak, which was originally tuned to various notes and lyrics but the text was lost and purely instrument rhythm left.

==Military music==
===Daechwita===
{{main|Daechwita}}


==Traditional instruments==
==Traditional instruments==
{{main|Traditional Korean musical instruments}}
{{main|Traditional Korean musical instruments}}
{{see|Korean Traditional Rhythm}}
{{further|Korean Traditional Rhythm}}
Traditional Korean instruments can be broadly divided into three groups:
Traditional Korean instruments can be broadly divided into three groups:



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Traditional military music parade (daechwita) in Seoul.

Korea has produced music (Korean음악; Hanja音樂; RReumak; MRŭmak) for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music.

Traditional music (국악; 國樂; gugak; lit. national music[1]) produced by Korea includes court music, folk music, poetic songs, and religious music used in shamanistic and Buddhist traditions.[2]

Modern music includes K-pop (케이팝; keipap), the popular music of South Korea. North Korea also produces its own popular music, as well as music that's inspired by traditional music.

History

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Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea

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Not much is known about music from the Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea period (before 57 BCE). It is believed that Korean people practiced shamanistic rituals involving music at agricultural festivals.[2] Tomb murals and ceramics from this period depict string instruments with complex features that suggest the instruments were quite developed.[3]

Three Kingdoms of Korea

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The Three Kingdoms of Korea refers to the period from 57 BCE to 668 CE when the Korean peninsula was ruled by three kingdoms: Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.[4] Each kingdom was known for favoring different musical instruments.[5]

Goguryeo

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In Goguryeo, an oboe called a piri, a lute called a pipa, and a zither that is still used today called a geomungo were popular instruments.[5] According to the Korean historical record Samguk sagi, written in 1145, the geomungo was invented by prime minister Wang San-ak, who had received a Chinese zither called a guqin as a gift. Wang did not know how to play the guqin so he used it as a model in order to build a new instrument he called the geomungo.[6] A painting of the instrument is found in a tomb in modern-day Jilin Province, China.[7]

The Chinese historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms noted "The people of Goguryeo like to sing and dance. Men and women in villages throughout the country gather every night to sing and dance."[8] Surviving songs from the era include, "Song of the Turtle", and "Song of Nightingales", the latter of which was sung by King Yuri of Goguryeo.[8]

Baekje

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The only song of Baekje conveyed until now is Jeongeupsa (정읍사), but since there are no specific relics such as the mural tombs of Goguryeo, it is quite difficult to grasp what it would be like. It is evident that Baekje also celebrated a harvest festival in May and October similar to that of Goguryeo.[9]

The music of Baekje was known to Liu Song dynasty and Northern Wei, while some music players were invited to Japan.[10] Notably, a man of Baekje named Mimaji (미마지) learned music and dance in China and emigrated to Japan in 612.[11][12]

Silla

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The museum of Ureuk in Goryeong, Gyeongssangbuk-do where it demonstrates the development of music in Gaya and Silla.

Before Silla unified three kingdoms, the music of Silla is represented by a traditional instrument, gayageum which was said that Ureuk from Gaya brought it in the reign of King Jinheung when his kingdoms were incorporated by Silla forces. Although Samguk sagi conveys 12 names of compositions Ureuk did, those are not fully inherited. In the 13th year of Jinheung, Ureuk taught gayageum, songs, and dances to three disciples of Gyego, Beopji y Mandeok.[13]

Later the famed scholar, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn who studied in Tang dynasty away from bone rank system of Silla chartered five poems of hyangak (The local music) which depict performing arts in Silla toward the end of its era. These figures are found in history books, Goryeosa as a court ballet performance consisting of hyangak and dangak in subcategories of Korean music.[14]

North and South States period

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Unified Silla

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After unification, the music of Silla experienced the influx of diverse music from Baekje and Goguryeo with the wider development of hyangak, especially in gayageum, geomungo, bipa of three string instruments and other three pipes.[15] Additionally, music from the Tang dynasty was introduced under the reign of King Munmu. The Buddhist chant, Beompae (hangul 범패, hanja 梵唄) was widely adopted with variety of instruments, forming a unique art of Silla.[16][17] During unified Silla, the royal institute of music (en hangul: 음성서) was established.[18]

Goryeo dynasty

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Taejo of Goryeo, the founder of Goryeo followed several customs of Silla which can be found in a series of Buddhist celebrations such as Palgwanhoe and Yeondeunghoe. However, the influence of Silla dramatically diminished in the middle of its period owing to the influx of music from Song, establishing a strong influence on Korean court music.[16] A large banquet where performances handed down from Silla such as the sword dance was conducted.[19] Most of Goryeo songs were recorded in Akhak gwebeom after the 15th century of which features were the lyrics of the Korean language, different from those of previous eras.[19]

Goryeo court dance named jeongjae can be divided into two categories: native dances of hyangak jeongjae (향악정재); Tang-derived dangak jeongjae (당악정재). Additionally, folk dances were practiced by monks and shamans.[20][self-published source]

Joseon dynasty

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As Yi Seong-gye founded Joseon in 1392, the dynasty adopted anti-Buddhism and pro-Confucianism which affected the musical pattern of Yeak (예악; 禮樂). Although some scholars like Jeong Do-jeon made several songs for celebrating the initial moments of Joseon, the notation followed the trends of Goryeo.

Joseon periods saw considerable developments of its music during the reign of Sejong which were largely attributable to a musician Park Yeon.[21] Park firstly established an independent organ of music and created Korean-style notation including Jeonganbo (en Hangul: 정간보). King Sejong himself also composed songs.[22] A son of Sejong, Sejo who killed his nephew, Danjong also recorded his score in pitch pipe notation. The two kings above are the only rulers whose musical records are now traceable.[23]

Music and dance enjoyed favorable positions in the court banquets and also within the elite yangban class. The feasts hosted by high-rank officers involved several entertainers like clowns and acrobats.[24] After the middle of its period, what-so-called middlemen (중인, Jungin) came to play diverse instruments mixing lyric poems and long cyclical songs.[24]

A page of "Akhakgwebeom".

The process of compiling traditional Korean music continued until the reign of Seongjong with the publication of the first independent musical text Akhakgwebeom.[25]

Because of two damaging wars, the culture of Joseon went through a series of hardships which resulted in the loss of instrumental music and songs in court and also a royal shrine.[26] The musical situation in the late Joseon can be described as declining contrary to its expansion period.[27]

Ancestor worship ceremonies called Munmyo jerye and Jongmyo jerye were revived and performed annually, chiefly to commemorate the deaths of Confucian scholars and Korean kings.[28]

The public enjoyed the genre of pansori, sanjo and namsadang-nori.[24][29] Pansori first emerged as a common culture in the mid-Joseon. Although it is hard to grasp exact points of its evolution, the oral tradition of this genre came to be followed by musical experts only to expand its sphere not only to commoners but also to aristocrats.[30]

In 1894, Joseon government dispatched ten court musicians to Boston Exposition in the United States to build an independent foundation.[31]

After Korean Empire

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Joseon was transformed into the Korean Empire with a view to organizing its sphere out of the external interruption, while the rituals of empires were revived and practiced Confucian court music to celebrate the expansion of the nation.[citation needed] However, the Japanese colonization of Korea in 1910 brought tremendous change inside and outside Korea with an influence of western music.[citation needed] After the collapse, Korean court music found almost no way to make celebrations and rituals, which was replaced with marching songs.[citation needed] Instead of pansori and gagok, the musical trends were largely changed into modern-style performances and classical music. Followed by cultural suppression in the 1920s, Korean traditional music barely survived.[citation needed]

During the 1930s, despite suppression of folk music, there was some support for some singers. In January 1934 Wang Su-bok was featured in the first live Korean language radio broadcast to Japan. The transmission was organised by the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, and she was accompanied by Kyongsong Broadcasting Orchestra.[32]

Korean voice (sori/chang)

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Korean folk song or minyo, is varied and complex, but all forms maintain a set of rhythms (called 장단; Jangdan) and a loosely defined set of melodic modes owing to diverse instruments, while even drums were eligible to demonstrate a variety of rhythmic cycles.[33]

Because the folk songs of various areas are categorized under Dongbu folk songs, their vocal styles and modes are limited. Therefore, currently, scholars are attempting to categorize the Dongbu folk songs further, based on different musical features. These songs are primarily simple and bright. Namdo folk songs are those of Jeolla Province and a part of Chungcheong Province. While the folk songs of other regions are mostly musically simple, the folk songs of the Namdo region, where the famous musical genres pansori and sanjo were created, are rich and dramatic. Some Namdo folk songs are used in pansori or developed by professional singers and are included as part of their repertoires. Jeju folk songs are sung on Jeju Island. Jeju folk songs are more abundant in number than any other regional folk songs, and approximately 1600 songs are transmitted today. Jeju folk songs are characterized by their simple and unique melodic lines and rich texts.

Pansori

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Pansori (판소리) is a long vocal and percussive music played by one singer and 1 drummer. In this traditional art form, sometimes rather misleadingly called 'Korean Opera',[24] a narrator may play the parts of all the characters in a story, accompanied by a drummer. The lyrics tell one of five different stories but are individualized by each performer, often with updated jokes and audience participation. One of the most famous pansori singers is Park Dongjin (박동진). In 2003, Pansori was designated as intangible cultural property in UNESCO's Memory of the world.[34]

The National Theatre of Korea provides monthly opportunities to experience traditional Korean narrative songs or Pansori.

Pungmul

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Pungmul

Pungmul (풍물) is a Korean folk music tradition that is a form of percussion music that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.[35] Most performances are outside, with dozens of players, all in constant motion. Samul Nori, originally the name of a musical group founded in 1978, has become popular as a genre, even overseas.[36] It is based on Pungmul musical rhythmic patterns and uses the same instruments, but is faster and usually played while sitting down.

Sanjo

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Sanjo (산조) is played without a pause in faster tempos as one of the most popular genres of traditional Korean music.[37] It is entirely instrumental music, and includes changes in rhythmic and melodic modes during individual work. The tempo increases in each movement. The general style of the sanjo is marked by slides in slow movements and rhythmic complexity in faster movements. Instruments include the changgo drum set against a melodic instrument, such as the gayageum or ajaeng.[35] Famous practitioners include such names as Kim Chukp'a, Yi Saenggang and Hwang Byungki. Notably, Hwang established a new type of sanjo genre that involved in the repertory of gayageum on the basis of aiming to identify and explain distinctive musical features and creativity.[38]

Jeongak

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Jeongak (정악; 正樂) or Chongak means literally "right (or proper) music", and its tradition includes both instrumental and vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by the upper-class literati of the Joseon society.[39] The instrumental branch has several versions of a lengthy chamber, chiefly Yongsan hoesang, while the vocal branch sometimes include the meaning of jeongga (Right Song) with a wide range of gagok, gasa, and sijo.[33]

Although jeongak has things in common with court music but it cannot be categorized as popular song since most public would never hear of these melodies by incorporating various court dances.[33] Vocals performed in jeongak are normally sung in a style of kagok (가곡), which is for mixed male and female singers and is accompanied by a variety of instruments.[40] The best-known piece of jeongak is Yeongsan hoesang of 9 suites which has now had only instrumental notes.[40]

Nongak

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Nongak parade of several players.

Nongak (농악) refers to "farmers' music" and represents an important musical genre which has been developed mainly by peasants in the agricultural society of Korea. The farmers' music is performed typically in an open area of the village. The organization of nongak varies according to locality and performing groups, and today there are a great number of regional styles and involvement of many instruments. Since Nongak involves in many types of dances and formation changes, the dancers and players have several types of artistic format due to their level of skill.[41]

Shinawi

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Shinawi or Sinawi (시나위), means, in the broadest sense, the shamanistic music of Korea which is performed during a Korean shaman's ritual dance performance to console and to entertain deities mainly from Korea's southwest region.[42] In this sense of the word, the term is almost identical with another term, shinbanggok (lit. 'spirit chamber music'), which indicated general shamanistic music performed at a folk religious ceremony known as kut.[43] The format of this genre is comparatively loose with several dancers being united and dispersed on the stage.[40]

Salpuri

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Salpuri dance (살풀이춤) is a shamanistic ritual dance, conducted as exorcism of bad ghosts.[44] The style of this ritual dance is characterized simple and serene. The long scarf with fluid lines express long lines of the arms and fingers of the dancer from corner to corner of the space, utilizing the vastness of space all the way.[45]

Court music

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Korean court music preserved to date can be traced to the beginning of the Joseon period in 1392. It is now rare, except for government-sponsored organizations like The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts.[46]

There are three types of court music.[47]

  • Aak is an imported form of Chinese ritual music.
  • Hyang-ak is a Pure Korean form.
  • Dang-ak is a combination of Korean and Chinese influences.

Aak

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The word Aak is the Korean pronunciation of two hanja characters, which indicate the equivalent form of yayue in Chinese and gagaku in Japan.[48] Since Confucius used this term to distinguish elegant and beneficial music from the melodies without harmony, it enjoyed favorable status during Joseon. Derived from wider types of notations, Korea has maintained its melodies until now of which features were long lost in China.[48] Aak is considered a special type of court music in specific ritual ceremonies[48] at very rare concerts, such as the Sacrifice to Confucius in Seoul.[49]

Dang-ak

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Dangak or Tangak refers to the music which came from the Tang dynasty.[50] The instruments from Tang were imported. During the 12th century, Korea received musical instruments as gifts from the Chinese ruler, which were used by the orchestra at Confucian rituals.[51] These influences provided Unified Silla with robust opportunities to develop its music culture after Korean performers' visits to China and vice versa Chinese performers visited Korea in 1116.[52]

Hyang-ak

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Hyangak literally means The local music or Music native to Korea of which one example is Sujecheon, a piece of instrumental music as old as 1,300 years.[53] Hyangak firstly appeared as early as during Silla period with four ensemble stringed instrument with woodwind instruments similar to the oboe, called a piri.[54] Pares and English indicate the texts of Goryeosa: The most significant dates for music hyangak (indigenous music; other texts refer to this as sogak) were 1114 and 1116, when the court received two gifts from the eighth Song emperor, Huizong. Korea was fast becoming a Confucian state and kings had begun to observe Confucian rites to heaven, to agriculture, land and grain, and to royal ancestors.[55]

Yongbieocheonga, Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven represents its uniqueness as hyangak, which was originally tuned to various notes and lyrics but the text was lost and purely instrument rhythm left.

Military music

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Daechwita

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Traditional instruments

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Traditional Korean instruments can be broadly divided into three groups:

  1. String
  2. Wind
  3. Percussion

Percussion folk instruments include jing (large hanging gong), kkwaenggwari (hand-held gong), buk (barrel drum), janggu (hourglass drum). Percussion court includes the pyeongjong (bronze bells), pyeongyeong (stone chimes), chuk (square wooden box with mallet) and eo (tiger-shaped scraper).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Traditional Arts". Korean Culture and Information Service. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. ^ a b Randel, Don Michael (2003). The Harvard Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. pp. 273–275. ISBN 978-0674011632.
  3. ^ Provine, Robert C., ed. (2017). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea. Routledge. ISBN 978-1351544290.
  4. ^ Shin, Hyeong-shik (2005). A Brief History of Korea, Volume 1. Ewha Womans University Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 978-8973006199.
  5. ^ a b Koehler, Robert (2015). Traditional Music: Sounds in Harmony with Nature. Seoul Selection. ISBN 978-1624120428.
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