''Jeongak'' (literally "proper music") is that category of
Korean music which is considered
classical, as distinct from ''
minsogak
Sogak is an abbreviation of ''pungsogeumak'', which means music that expresses people's emotions. It represent one of the two categories of the traditional Korean court music from Joseon Dynasty. It includes genres such as hyangak, dangak and s ...
'' which is
folk music. The category has traditionally been associated with the upper classes.
The best known pieces of ''jeongak'' are ''
Sujecheon
''Sujecheon'' is a Korean court music composition in four movements dating to the mid-7th century Baekje era. It is the most representative piece in the ''jeongak'' repertoire. It is performed by an ensemble composed primarily of wind instruments, ...
'' and the
suite
Suite may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Suite (music), a set of musical pieces considered as one composition
** Suite (Bach), a list of suites composed by J. S. Bach
** Suite (Cassadó), a mid-1920s composition by Gaspar Cassadó
** ''Suite' ...
entitled ''Yeongsan Hoesang'' (영산회상;
靈山
Radical 46 or radical mountain () meaning "mountain" is one of the 31 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals total) composed of three strokes. It is found in the names of mountains generally in east Asia.
In the ''Kangxi Dictionary'', there are 636 charac ...
會 相). Another commonly performed ''jeongak'' suite is called ''Cheonnyeonmanse'' (천년만세;
千 年 萬 歲).
See also
*
Joseon Dynasty
*
Korean court music
*
Korean culture
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea and southern Manchuria before the division of Korea in 1945. Manchuria refers to the ancient geographical and historical region in Northeast Asia, includ ...
External links
Jeongak - Official Seoul City TourismTraditional Korean Music webpage
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Korean styles of music
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