''Heungbuga'' is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''

pansori ' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ''pansori'' is derived from the Korean words ''pan'' (Hangul: 판) and ''sori'' (Hangul: 소리), the latter of which means "sound." However, ''pan' ...

'' storytelling tradition. It is also called ''Baktaryeong'' (

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: 박타령). The other stories are ''

Simcheongga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are ''Chunhyangga'', ''Heungbuga'', ''Jeokbyeokga'', and ''Sugungga''. History The exact date of when the story was adapted into a pansori ...

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Chunhyangga ''Chunhyangga'' is the most famous ''pansori'' (musical story telling) in Korea, having had considerable popularity in the country for the past century. ''Chunhyangga'' is considered to be the best ''pansori'' musically, and as a work of literature ...

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Jeokbyeokga Jeokbyeokga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. The other stories are Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Chunhyangga and Sugungga. It is also known as ''Hwaryongdo''. This story is a retelling of the Chinese his ...

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Sugungga ''Sugungga'' is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are ''Simcheongga'', ''Heungbuga'', ''Jeokbyeokga'', and ''Chunhyangga''. ''Sugungga'' is considered to be more exciting and farc ...

''. It is about the story of Heungbu, a poor but good man with many children. ''Heungbuga'' depicts common people's lives with a folksy atmosphere. Many listeners prefer ''Heungbuga'' because of its focus on humor. This humor in ''pansori'' is called ''jaedam sori'', which means ''funny sound'' in Korean. The most famous part of ''Heungbuga'' is "Cranky Nolbu," depicting the nasty Nolbu in a light-hearted fashion with a fast ''Jajinmori'' rhythm. It is widely considered that the latter part of Heungbuga is inferior to the beginning. One explanation for this is that the latter part was not sufficiently revised by its singers over the years. This could be used as evidence for the importance of ''

deoneum ''Deoneum'' (hangul: 더늠) is a new, revised section of a ''pansori'' song, made by a master ''pansori'' singer. Following years of training, master singers sometimes change or add new parts to a ''pansori'' song, inputting aspects of their own i ...

'' in ''pansori''.재미있는 우리국악 이야기

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''Heungbuga'' is also called ''Bak taryung'' (''Gourd Song''). Poor but good-hearted younger brother Heungbu cares for a swallow's broken leg, and the swallow repays Heungbu's kindness. The swallow brings a gourd seed to Heungbu, who plants the seed. The gourd yields fruit containing treasure. Upon hearing this, Heungbu's older brother, the nasty and greedy Nolbu, becomes jealous, and he breaks a swallow's leg intentionally. After that Nolbu, too, gets a gourd seed; however this time the fruit contains goblins.

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National Changguk Company of Korea

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