Musical Example 1 :

PANSORI ( 판소리 )

'Pan' means 'place where people gather'

and 'sori' means 'sound' = PANSORI

- Involves a singer(Sorigun  소리 Pansori are also called 'Korean Opera' 

꾼 ) and a drummer(Gosu 고수 )

- The singer tells a very long story,

following the beats of the
drum(buk), and makes a very epic
story while combining elements
called 'Sori', 'Balim' and 'Aniri'
 4 IMPORTANT ROLES :
 Aniri( 아니리 ) 

- The story is told without a beat

(jangdan).

 Gosu ( 고수 )

- Drummer. They raise the excitement of

the singer. 

 Balim( 발림 )

- The singer holding a fan and according

to the situation, they express the story
through song and lift their hands, or
open the fan and dance, making
gestures.

 Chuimsae( 추임새 ) 

- This is the role of the Gosu but ALSO

the role of the audience. In order to help
raise the singer's excitement, they say
things like 'Jalhanda!', 'Eolssigu!' 'Johta!'
Which means 'good job!' 'Great!' 
5 BACKGROUND: 
 Chun-hyang-ga( 춘향가 )
 Shim-cheong-ga( 심청가 )
 Hong-bo-ga( 홍보가 )
 Su-gung-ga( 수궁가 )
 Jeok-byeok-ga( 적벽가 ) 

(All stories can last up to 8 hours so VOCAL QUALITY : 

usually they'll choose one of it) 
- The pitch range usually spans some
2 and a half octaves.

RHYTHM :  - Singer uses a husky vocal quality

Each jangdan is distinguished by the
number & subvision of beats within a
metric unit, by the pattern of the
accents. 
called 'Surisong', produced by tensing
the vocal cords while pushing the
diaphragm upward. 
EXAMPLE OF PANSORI
PERFORMANCE 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1kEiFyBed0