Arianna: Before anything else we would like to sing to you a Korean folk song in titled Arirang.

Harlene: Arirang is a Korean folk song, sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea.
Arirang is an ancient Korean word with no direction modern meaning but it has the name of a Korean
mountain pass Arirang songs speaks about lraving and reunion ,sorrow,joy and happiness. Thr various
cartegories differ according to thr lyrics and melody used the thirty six known verions of Arirang have
also undergone continuous development.

Harlene: Korea Korea's folk music tradition, with its generous use of bright rhythms and melodies, offers
a more energetic and capricious contrast to the nation's collection of classical music works.

Arianna: Folk music represents the soul and sound of traditional Korean villages with an eclectic array of
music forms including numerous folk songs, various forms of instrumental pieces, pansori, and shaman
ritual music. Chong-ak means literally "right (or correct) music" and its tradition includes both
instrumental and vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by the upper-class literati of the Joseon
society. Chong-ak also refers to ensemble music for men of high social status outside of the court.

Jere’s an example of chong-ak)

(Play chong-ak)

In this category, three important terms are a-ak, tang-ak, and hyang-ak. Sog-ak or minsogak is a category
of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the general public and are vibrant
and energetic. It includes genres such as pansori and minyo. Pansori is a kind of music presented to
audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers. But even the unskilled could sing these songs. They
sang when they worked in the rice paddy or fields, sang when they went off with their lover, and sang
when their life was troubled and weighing them down.

Here's an example of Pansori:

(Play Pansori)

Kristhea: Instrumental Music of Korea Korean music, especially in South Korea, has a rich vocal tradition
and diverse instruments and music forms. Folk songs, religious works, court music, and shaman rituals
all express a filled with colorful and the soul of nation whose history is world of captivating rhythms and
melodies whose sounds draw listeners in fascinating tales.Traditional Korean music represents a ike a
breath.
Arianna: Koreans sang songs when they could not hold their sadness in. Traditional Korean instruments
can be broadly divided into three groups: string, wind, and percussion.

Harlene: Korean Musical Instuments string Instruments Kayagum (gayageum) - IS a traditional Korean z
ike string instrument, with 12 strings, annought more constructed with 21 numbers of strings. It is
probably the best-known traditional Korean musical instrument.

Geomungo - this six-string ther is a traditiona Korean stringed musical instrument of the zither family of
instruments with both bridges and frets. Scholars believe that the name refers to goguryeo and
translates to goguryeo zither or that it refers to the color that translates to "black crane zither."

Kristhea: Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle) - has a rod-like neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, two silk
strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.

Jin Hi Kim's "Digital Buddha"

Arianna: Wind Instrument Piri - used in both the folk and classical (court) music of Korea. It is made of
bamboo. Its large reed and cylindrical bore gives it a sound ny other types of oboe . Percussion
Instrument Changgo - is the most widely used drum in the traditional music of Korea. It is available in
most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from animal skin. The two
heads prod of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the
harmony of man and woman.

Harlene