A quick view on the music of Korea. This includes their traditional music and ensembles.

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Seoul
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5. Arirang arirang
arariyo
Crossing over
Arirang Pass
Dear me
abandoned me
Will not even
walk even ten Li
before his/her
feet hurt.

6.  A Korean folk songs that sometimes used as a symbol
of Korea and Korean culture.
 Arirang is in essence a song of farewell . The word
arirang mens “the hill”. It pertains to the foothills of
Korea where most Koreans had partings on. An
emotion of deep regret is imbued in the rhythm of
Arirang.
 The song evokes the feeling of the tears shed by
Koreans and the remembrance of their sad stories.

8.  Folk music represents the soul and sounds of
traditional Korean villages with an eclectic array of
music forms including numerous folk songs, various
forms of instrumental pieces, pansori, and shaman
ritual music.
 Divided into two main categories:

9. Literally means “right (or correct) music” and
its tradition includes both instrumental and
vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by
the upper-class literati of the Joseon society.
In this category, three important terms are

10. A category of Korean music traditionally
associated with the lower classes of for the
general public and are vibrant and energetic.
It includes genres such as and

11. A kind of music represented to audiences by
skilled vocal singers and drummers. But even the
unskilled could sing these songs.

13. Korean music, especially in South Korea, has a
rich vocal tradition and diverse instruments and
music forms.
Traditional Korean music represents a world of
captivating rhythms and melodies whose
sounds draw listeners in like a breath.

15. 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 the best-known
traditional Korean
musical instrument.

16. -a six-string
plucked zither is a
traditional Korean
stringed musical
instrument of the
zither family of
instruments with
both bridges and
frets.

17. - Has a rod-like
neck, a hallow
sound box, two
silk strings, and
is held vertically
on the knee of
the performer
and played with a
bow.

19. Used in both the
folk and classical
(court) music of
Korea.
It is made of
bamboo.
Its large reed and
cylindrical bore
gives it a sound
mellower than that
of many other types
of oboe.

21. Most widely used drum
in the traditional music of
Korea.
 It is available in most
kinds , and consists of an
hourglass-shaped body
with two heads made
from animal skin.
The two heads produce
sounds of different pitch
and timbre, which when
played together are
believed to represent the
harmony of man and
woman.

23. The Korean Ensemble explores the
genres of
Korean samulnori features the dynamic
interplay of four percussion instruments
known as changgo (hourglass
drum), puk (barrel drum) ching (large
gong), and kkwaenggwari (small gong).

24.  Much like Japanese taiko,
Korean samulnori is now performed all
around the world by professional and
amateur ensembles.

25.  Originally accompanied propitiatory rites
presided over by a female shaman, or
mudang.
 Performed by five performers and varying
instrumentation evokes the otherworldly
sonic space of the shamanistic spirit realm.

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