KOREAN

Korea was a kingdom. Then, from 1910 to 1945,

the country was under Japanese rule. At the end
of World War II, the country was divided into two
occupational zones along the thirty-
eighth parallel. Koreas folk music tradition with its
generous use of bright rhythm's and melodies.
Folk music represent the soul and sound of
traditional Korean villages with an eclectic array of
music form.
THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF
KOREA
 CHONG-AK
Means literally “right (or correct) music”
and its tradition includes both
instrumental and vocal music, which
where cultivated mainly by the
upper-class literati of the José on society.

Chong –ak also refers to ensemble music for

men of high social status outside of the court. 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.
Pansori is a kind of music presented
to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers. They
sang when they worked in the rice paddy or fields and
when they went off with their lover, and sang when their
life was troubled and weighing them down.
KOREAN MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
 KAGAYUM (GAYAGEUM)
 Is a traditional Korean zither-like
string instrument, with 12
strings, although more recently
variants have been constructed
with 21 or more numbers of strings. It is probably the
best known traditional Korean musical instrument.