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Pansori
' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ' is a compounds of the Korean words and , the latter of which means "sound." However, ''pan'' has multiple meanings, and scholars disagree on which was the intended meaning when the term was coined. One meaning is "a situation where many people are gathered." Another meaning is "a song composed of varying tones." In music, Gugwangdae describes a long story that takes as little as three hours and as much as eight hours or more. It is one of the traditional forms of Korean music that mixes body movements and songs to the accompaniment of a buk drum played by a gosu. The dramatic content of the drama is changed according to various rhythms based on the melody of Korea's local music. Pansori was originally called the "sori", and it was called Taryeong, Japga (), Clown Song, and Geukga (). It was also commonly used in terms such as Changgeukjo (). In the late 20th century, the sorrowful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han (cultural)
''Han'' (), or ''haan'', is a concept of an emotion, variously described as some form of grief or resentment, among others, that is said to be an essential element of Korean identity by some, and a modern post-colonial identity by others. The historicity of ''han'' in premodern Korea is disputed. A national culture of ''han'' did not exist in premodern Korea. The contemporary concept of ''han'', that it is a national characteristic of the Korean people, is a modern phenomenon that originated during the Japanese occupation of Korea from Japanese colonial stereotypes and the characterization of Korean art and culture as "sorrowful" in Yanagi Sōetsu's theory of the "beauty of sorrow". The idea that ''han'' is a specifically Korean characteristic was adopted and popularized by Koreans in the 20th century. ''Han'' has declined significantly in South Korea but maintains popularity in the Korean American community. Definitions and characteristics ''Han'' is derived from the Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunhyangga
''Chunhyangga'' () is a '' pansori'' folktale from Korea''.'' Being a pansori, ''Chunhyangga'' is a narrative art form, and is traditionally performed by two people: a singer and drummer. There is also a story based on the ''Chunhyangga'' pansori called '' Chunhyangjeon.'' It is now one of five surviving Pansoris in Korea, each focusing on one of the Five Confucian virtues. The other remaining stories are '' Simcheongga'', '' Heungbuga'', '' Jeokbyeokga'' and '' Sugungga''. Among these, ''Chunhyangga'' is the longest. In 1969, ''pansori'' master singer Park Dong-jin sang ''Chunhyangga'' for eight hours (surprising his audience). The original version of ''Chunhyangga'' was not that long, but has been greatly developed over time. The diverse ''pansori'' singers who have performed it have contributed famous '' deoneum,'' so it is valuable musically and historically. There are no records confirming the exact time when ''Chunhyangga'' was written. ''Chunhyangga'' can be found in ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simcheongga
() is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are '' Chunhyangga'', '' Heungbuga'', '' Jeokbyeokga'', and '' Sugungga''. The characteristic of this story is that it deals with the difficult lives of ordinary people in the late Joseon Dynasty, and it contains the heroism and values of life that ordinary people wanted at that time. In the end, it is a fantasy genre in which the socially disadvantaged overcome hardships and have a dramatic happy ending. History The exact date of when the story was adapted into a pansori is unknown. According to records, can be found in the ''Kwanuhŭi'' written by Song Man-jae () in the time of Sunjo of Joseon and also in ''The History of Joseon Traditional Opera'' () written Chŏng No-sik () in the 1900s. is considered to have been made a great piece of art through the contribution of singers' '' deoneum''. often covers themes of tragedy and sadness. Story There are five acts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heungbuga
''Heungbuga'' () is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. It is also called ''Baktaryeong'' (박타령) or ''Hungboga'' (흥보가). The other stories are ''Simcheongga'', ''Chunhyangga'', '' Jeokbyeokga'' and '' Sugungga''. 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'' in ''pansori''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pansori Gosu
A ''gosu'' (literally "drummer") is a drummer in performances of pansori, a form of traditional Korean narrative/theater that is usually performed by just two musicians: a solo singer and a drummer. The ''gosu'' supports the ''sorikkun'', or singer, by providing rhythms with a ''soribuk'' (pansori drum), a shallow barrel drum with a pine body and two cowhide heads. Impromptu short verbal sounds made by the ''gosu'', called '' chuimsae'', also play an important role. Famous people Late Joseon Dynasty * Song Gwang-rok (宋光祿) * Joo Duk-gi (朱德基) Japanese Colonial Period * Han Sung-jun (韓成俊) Recently * Kim Myung-hwan(金命煥) See also *Korean music *Korean culture The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945. Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ... References Pansori {{Korea-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buk (drum)
The ''buk'' () is a traditional Korean drum. While the term ''buk'' is a native Korean word used as a generic term meaning "drum" (the Sino-Korean word being ''go''), it is most often used to refer to a shallow barrel-shaped drum, with a round wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal skin. Buk are categorized as ''hyeokbu'' (혁부, ) which are instruments made with leather, and has been used for '' jeongak'' (Korean court music) and folk music. History The buk used for court music are usually fixed with nails on the rims, while ones used for folk music are usually tied up with leather straps to form the shape. Performers in the court music usually beat their with ''bukchae'' (북채, a drum stick) on one hand or two hands together, while drummers in the folk music commonly beat their with it on their right hand as hitting the other side of the buk with their bare left hand. A while ago, even ''jong'' (종, bell) was referred to as "''soebuk''" (쇠북, metal d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 historical legend of the Battle of Red Cliffs. ''Jeokbyeokga'' is a heroic story. Therefore, the expressions are grand, sublime, and strong. Accordingly, female singers rarely sing it. ''Jeokbyeokga'' has many scenes depicting conflict between the king, feudal lords and a commander, so the singer must have the capability of making grand vocalizations. A singer with an intense voice is aptly suited for ''Jeokbyeokga''. ''Jeokbyeokga'' is considered to be the most difficult ''pansori'', even though it is short. Plot The basic plot of ''Jeokbyeokga'' is from the 14th century novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' by Luo Guanzhong. It starts when characters Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei take an oath by blood to become brothers at Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 farcical than the other ''pansori''s because of its personification of animals. The satire is more frank and humorous. It has serious parts as well in the characters of the king and loyal retainers. Therefore ''Sugungga'' is regarded as the "small Jeokbyeokga;" so Pansori singers sing those parts earnestly. ''Sugungga'' is based on the story of the Dragon King of the Southern Sea, a terrapin, and a wily rabbit. This story is believed to have stemmed from a tale "Gutojiseol" (龜兎之說, also pronounced "Gwitojiseol") from the section on Kim Yu-sin from the Silla dynasty in Samguk sagi, and possibly from The Monkey and the Crocodile from the Jataka tales, an Indian literature, The theme of this story is the relationship of subject to king. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sijo
''Sijo'' (, ) is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged during the Goryeo dynasty, flourished during the Joseon dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4); elaboration (3,4,4,4); counter-theme (3,5) and completion (4,3). ''Sijo'' may be narrative or thematic and introduces a situation in line 1, development in line 2, and twist and conclusion in line 3. The first half of the final line employs a "twist": a surprise of meaning, sound, or other device. ''Sijo'' is often more lyrical and personal than other East Asian poetic forms, and the final line can take a profound turn. Yet, "The conclusion of ''sijo'' is seldom epigrammatic or witty; a witty close to a sentence would have been foreign to the genius of stylized Korean diction in the great ''sijo'' periods."My close friends I count would be water and stone, pine tree, bamboo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuimsae
''Chuimsae'' () is a form of exclamation during Korean traditional music. The ''gosu'' drummer and the audience make exclamations such as ''Eolsigu!'' or ''Jalhanda!'' (), which mean ''Yippee!'' and ''Good!'' in Korean.The educational use of Chuimsae, Eunyoung chun,Korea national university of education The word ''chuimsae'' originates in the word ''dance'' () in Korean. The ''chuimsae'' connects musician and audience and creates a cheerful atmosphere. ''Chuimsae'' makes performance more enjoyable. With ''chuimsae'', the music can be more active and vivid. In ''pansori ' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ' is a compounds of the Korean words and , the latter of which means "sound." However, ''pan'' has multiple meanings, and scholars disagree on which ...'', a good audience should make ''chuimsae''. While in many styles of Western music the audience's sound is considered noise, the participation of audience is impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Shamanism
Korean shamanism, also known as () is a religion from Korea. Religious studies, Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and sometimes regard it as one facet of a broader Korean vernacular religion distinct from Buddhism, Taoism, Daoism, and Confucianism. There is no central authority in control of ''musok'', with much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheism, polytheistic religion, revolves around deities and ancestral spirits. Central to the tradition are ritual specialists, the majority of them female, called (). In English they have sometimes been called "Shamanism, shamans", although the accuracy of this term is debated among anthropology, anthropologists. The serve as mediators between paying clients and the supernatural world, employing divination to determine the cause of their clients' misfortune. They also perform rituals, during which they offer food and drink to the gods and spirits or entertain them with storytelling, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
