Transformation of pansori
As the esthetic form of pansori shifted to suit the tastes of the aristocratic class, the master singers’ social reputation rose, which can also be said to be the most …
Course: Discovering Korean Music: The Spectrum of Sound
How to express poetry in song
In this video, you will listen to a vocalist explain how poetry is expressed as a song in the genre of ‘Sijo’, and enjoy the ‘Sijo’. Check out the performance …
Introducing Sijo, a song that sings Sijo, which was popular in the late Joseon Dynasty
The video we’re going to Introduce ‘Sijo’ Sijo is the representative poem made in Hangeul, which was popular in Joseon. also you can check out the performance video and interviews …
Introduction of Korean poetry and songs by times
The first video provides an overview of Korean poetry and Song. Among them, I will introduce ‘Hyangga’, and ‘Goryeogayo’ the oldest native Korean poem. Click the play button in the …
Sijo’s evolution
The place where sijo was learned and sung was called a sijo-bang, a meeting place among amateur sijo enthusiasts. Sijo bang were commonly found in any normal village. and sijochang …
This week’s introduction
From the Shilla Dynasty until today, Koreans have created and sang various styles of poetry unique to Koreans. Hyangga of the Silla Dynasty, songs of the Goryeo Dynasty, and Sijo …
A detailed introduction to Sangyeosori the funeral song
The video we’re going to look at is called “Sangyeosori – the funeral song”. Click the play button in the video below to start learning. In this video, you can …
A general introduction to Korean daily life and folk songs
The first video we’ll study is ‘A general introduction to Korean daily life and folk songs’. Click the play button in the video below to start learning. Let’s ask questions …
Preface
Arirang, “the song of the Korean people,” is a representative folksong that expresses Korean sentiments. The Korean people emigrating overseas remember Arirang as the “memory of the home country,” and …
Describing how does the singer feels: Minyo Arirang
In this video, you can see a performance of Korean Folk song – Minyo. Check out the performance video and interviews with the performers, and review what you learned in …
This week’s introduction
This week, we will learn ‘Korean Folk song’. Folk songs are very closely related to the daily life of Koreans. Koreans sang on a daily basis for the exhaustion of …
Musical characteristics of court ceremonial music
In this video, you can see a performance of court music. Check out the performance video and interviews with the performers, and review what you learned in this week. How …
The Significance of Ye-ak Politics
The kings of the Joseon dynasty all pursued politics grounded in Confucian ideology, so called ye-ak. King Sejong made a great contribution not only in making new music but also …
An introduction to the dance and music of court ceremonies in the Joseon Dynasty
The video we’re going to look at is called “Jongmyo-Jerye(Ritual Music)”. In this video, I will introduce the music and dance of Gilrye, one of the five royal rites, in …
An introduction to the royal ceremonies of the Joseon Dynasty
The first video we’ll study is ‘An introduction to the royal ceremonies of the Joseon Dynasty’. Click the play button in the video below to start learning. Let’s ask questions …