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Pansori Music of Korea. and. Jacopo Peri. By Chanel Munoz. Korea. Population: 48,636,068 in the South and 22,757,275 in the North. Ethnicities: homogeneous (except for 20,000 Chinese)
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Pansori Music of Korea and Jacopo Peri By Chanel Munoz
Korea • Population: 48,636,068 in the South and 22,757,275 in the North. • Ethnicities: homogeneous (except for 20,000 Chinese) • Religions: Christian 26.3%, Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%, Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% • Languages: Korean and English • Land Mass: 96,920 sq km • Conflicts in Cultural Unity: Korea splits in half and Western influence takes over the South.
History of Korea • Inhabited 400,000-500,000 years ago. • 1392 Yi Seong-gye established the Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1910). • Shino-Japanese War (1894-1895) • 1910 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty and Japanese removed the Joseon Dynasty, resulting in guerilla warfare. • September 8,1945 Korea is split at the 38th parallel.
Korean Instruments • Buk • Shallow barrel shaped • drum with a round wooden • body, covering both • sides with animal skin. • Traditionally used in court • music. • Over 20 different styles of • buks. • Gojangbuk is the most common • used in Pansori.
Pansori • 19th Century Traditional folk. • Used to pass down stories. • Only 5 of 12 madangs still exist today. (Heungbuga, Simcheongga, Chungyangga,Jeokbyeokga, and Sugungga) • Still practiced, but changed a bit. • Extremely structured.
Sarang-ga from Chungyangga • Most famous Pansori in Korea. • Based on older traditional songs. • Story of Chunhyang and Yi Mongryong. • Formally composed in 1870 by Shin Jae-hyo.
Jacopo Peri (1561-1633) • Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles. • Often entitled the inventor of opera. • Born in Rome • Studied in Florence with Cristofano Malvezzi. • Began to work in church’s organist and pianist, eventually leading to the Medici court. • In 1590 inspired to recreate Greek tragedy as he saw it through his eyes with Jacopo Corsi, called Dafne. • Collaborated with Ottavio Rinuccini on Euridice.
Euridice • Created for the marriage of Henry IV and Maria de Medici. • Considered the second work of modern opera. • At first performance Peri sang the title role accompanied by other members who played different characters. • It was one of the first examples of recitative which is a certain style of delivery in opera singing.
Pansori Euridice Compare and Contrast Additional Instruments Percussions Vibrato Passed down from generations Used to tell stories Beginning of Opera Performed Publicly Composed for Entertainment Helps preserve culture Involved multiple singers Emotionally attached performances Italian Korean Monophony Guided by rhythm of drums Formal Structure Smooth Symbols Staccato
Work Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euridice_%28Peri%29 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recitative • http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/CU/CU_EN_8_4_4_2.jsp • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/441485/pansori • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansori • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buk_%28drum%29 • http://pansorimuseum.com/eng/05pansori/pansori02.asp • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunhyangga • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_history • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy