Ahn Young Ha Se Yo!

Music of Korea
 HISTORY
•Korea is rich in
musical culture, and
its music is distinctive
despite tremendous
influences from China.
 HISTORY
•Evidence of these
influences can presently
be found in the
existence of Koreanized-
Chinese music called
tang-ak
 HISTORY
•The Korean term
tang-ak literally
means music from
T'ang Dynasty
China.
 Korean traditional
music can be roughly
divided into two
major categories:
Chong-ak;
which means music
for the ruling class
Sog-ak
music for the
common people
• Yayue- an elegant
music which includes
ritual and ceremonial
court music
•Suyue-popular music
•Huyue-foreign music
•A-ak-elegant
vocal and
instrumental
music
Pansori-drama
sung by one
performer and
accompanied by
barrel-shaped
drum
 Korean
Traditional
Instruments
 CHANGGO
• Hour-glass
shape
• Made of a
wooden tube
with its two
sides covered
by leather
Haegum
•Two-
stringed
spike
fiddle
KAYAGUM
• Kayagum is
often compared
with Japanese
Koto, but it is
quite different
from Koto in
the following
points:
 KAYAGUM
• It should
be placed
on the lap
of its
player and
its tail on
the floor,
KAYAGUM

• Kayagum
is played
with bare
fingers.
SENAP
•A wind
instrument
with a copper-
made trumpet
attached to the
wooden tube.