MAPEH 8 EMUSIC OF KOREA

1. KOREA

2. KOREA
• Currently divided into two separate countries: Republic of Korea (South
Korea), and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
• North Korea has a Communist government, and its capital is Pyongyang
(large city).
• South Korea’s capital city is Seoul, and has a government that is strongly
anti-Communist.
• Joseon, meaning “Land of the Morning Calm” is the name given to Korea.

3. MUSIC OF KOREA
• Western music is influenced by Western music, and influenced its people and
the young ones.
• This started the K-Pop genre, that spread worldwide.
Musical Elements Characteristics
Rhythm
Uses triple time signature or group of
three beats where the third beat is
accented
Melody Uses pentatonic scale
Harmony and Texture Monophonic texture

4. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
1. Chong-ak – the music associated with the ruling classes or royal people of
Korea.
Two kinds of Chong-ak:
a. Aak – performed inside the palace
b. Min’ganchong-ak – performed outside of the court.
three vocal forms of chong-ak:
a. Kasa – a long narrative song
b. Kagok – a lyrical song
c. Sijo – a short lyrical song and is the simplest of the three vocal forms.

5. Sujech’on is one of the most famous pieces of banquet music. It is the
most popular instrumental composition. It has slow tempo and an irregular
meter and the main melody is played by the piri (an oboe type instrument). It
often claimed to be at least 1,300 years old, which would predate the first
compilation of Gregorian chants.

6. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
2. Sog-ak – narrates common life experiences which made it popular among the
ordinary people.
3. Shaman – a Buddhist song performed by a female priest called the mudang. It is
the music of the underclass.
4. Pomp’ae – Buddhist song of praise similar to a Gregorian chant
a. Hossori – short chant
b. Chissori – long chant

7. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
5. Non-ak – farmer’s song
6. P’ansori – song drama
7. Mimyo – native melody sang by ordinary people with the flow of movement
in three’s and in triple meter.
8. Sanjo – solo instrumental song
9. Hyangak – native court banquet music of Korea

9. 1. SALMUNORI
- Came from the Korean
words “sa” and “mul”
meaning four objects and
“nori” means to play.
- Known as virtuoso quartet
percussion ensemble
consisting of the ching
(jing), kwaenggwari,
changgu (jang gu), and puk
(buk).
- Kwaenggari is a flat gong.

10. 2. PUNGMUL
- The outdoor band
ensemble composed of
drums, gongs, and
taepyongso.

11. 3. SINAWI
- Performed
improvisationally by a
musical ensemble, and
traditionally accompanies
the rites of Korean
Shamanism.
- It includes piri, haegum,
janggu, buk, and daegum
(large flute).

14. Gayageum
- A board zither which has a
strings with different thickness
Haegum
- A bamboo instrument with two
silk strings, played with a bow.

15. Hyang-bipa
- A five –stringed instrument
played with a pick
Yanggeum
- A hammered dulcimer. Unlike
other traditional Korean
instruments, the yanggeum
has metal strings.

17. P’iri
- A cylindrically-shaped
instrument with a double-reed
mouth piece similar to oboe
Taepyongso
- A high-pitched double-reed
pipe

18. Saenghwang
- A mouth organ with 17
bamboo tubes
Choktae
- Has six holes. It is like a flute
but looks like a clarinet.

20. Janggu
- A wooden drum shaped like
hourglass
Jing
- A brass gong used for
ceremonial music.

21. Buk
- A low-pitched barrel drum,
played with a single wooden
mallet.
Bak
- Made from six pieces of birch
wood used in dances. It is a
wooden clapper used in Korean
court and ritual music

22. K-POP
• Refers to South Korean popular music which is a fusion of synthesized music,
sharp dance routines, an fashionable and colorful outfits. Songs usually
consists of one or a mixture of pop, rock, hip-hop, R & B, and electronic
music.
• Spreads worldwide.
• Kpop artists includes:
1. Psy – Gangnam style 5. BTS
2. 2NE1 – Fire 6. Blackpink
3. Exo – 7. Girl’s Generation
4. Twice