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1. JOENGAK Traditional Music Genre Folk Music Gayaguem Music & Its Structure
2. Joengak 正樂 (正: right 樂:music= righteous music) Central to court ritual and ceremonial music and aristocratic music in Joseon Dynasty (1392 ~ 1910) Self-cultivation Slow tempo / emotionally restrained “ Generally speaking, a slow melody is leisurely, like a flock of clouds floating in the sky.” Peaceful
3. Joengak : Sujaechun Su壽:life jae齊 :same chun天:heaven Everlasting Life In Royal Procession Ceremonies and Court Music Performances Meditation?
4. Joengak : Sujaechun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MMulcRsTeE
5. Folk Music : Sanjo Nongak : traditional farmers' music Greater Range of Tempo & More Expressive Melodies in Emotions Intensive vibrato ( Nonghyun ) & sigimsae Compare to Jeongak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-OuZS6uBO0 GayaguemSanjo performance : Meaning Scattered Melodies Various Rhythm Cycle
6. Folk Music : Pansori Epic-Length Stories Musical Drama Buk : “Sori” = Song “Aniri” = Narration “Ballim” = Mimetic gestures http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=21258103 “Gosu (鼓手)” = Drummer “Chuimsae” : ‘eolssu’, ‘eu-iee’, ‘eolssigu’…
7. Folk Music : Pansori Freedom to Improvise Vocalist Governed by a Modal System Drummer with a Fixed Cyclic Pattern Sanjo vs. Pansori Length of Pansori
8. Gayaguem : Its Origin Zither from Gaya “Samguksagi” (Historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, A.D. 1145) The King Gasil of Gaya Kingdom (A.D. 42 – 532) Ureuk& The King Jinheung of Silla
9. Gayaguem : Structure with its Symbolic Value Twelve strings = Twelve months Round surface of the front board = Heaven Flat bottom = Earth Sun & Moon = Yin & Yang(balance of universal forces) Jwadan, 喜= Joy and Happiness / The Sun & The moon
10. Gayaguem : Structure with its Symbolic Value Twelve bridges, anjok(안족/雁足/wild geese feet) Phoenix= good luck :
11. Gayaguem : Types and Musical Characteristics Twelve to twenty-five strings Jeongak Ancient gayageum: Beopgeum(law-zither), Pungnyu(elegance), or Jeongak(right music) Gayageum JeongakGayageum: Assoicated with accompaniment for court/chamber music and lyric songs Wider spacing between strings Slow music : Yeongsan-hoesang
12. Music of JeongakGayaguem : Yeongsan-hoesang & others 靈山會上佛菩薩 : Buddha’s sermon Nine Pieces : Slowest in the 1st movement to fastest in the 9th movement “Sangryungsan” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-OuZS6uBO0 Ensemble accompaniment for lyric song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEMLpxirxM8
13. Music of SanjoGayaguem 19th century with the emergence of Sanjo music (fast tempos and improvisational) Closer string spacing & Shorter length Traditionally Silk string & Occasionally Synthetic string since the late 20th century Music for sanjogayageum: Sanjo Folk Song : “Arirang” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkM_LXUCMeAc “Sinawhi” : Ensemble form of Sanjo / Jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsF9y33eZbw
14. Music of SanjoGayaguem : Contemporary Music (Chimhyangmoo) Composed by Byunggi Hwang 沈 香 a valuable Indian incense 舞a tree Spreading through a Tree Imagination of Western Culture through the Silk Road to Silla
15. Modified Gayaguem Silk String vs. Polyester String Soft & Delicate Tone Color vs. Louder & More Brilliant Sound Modern music Various number of strings : 18 Strings : tuned to a Pentatonic Scale & Made of Polyester Synthetic String 25 Strings : tuned heptatonically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhaQTrds7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT5vtV1kI4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9MFxxobUcY