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Samulnori
() is a genre of Korean percussion music. It is a modern adaptation of traditional Korean musics, namely the ritual farming music '' nongak'' and Korean shamanic music ''muak'', for the indoor stage. As per its name, ''samul nori'' is performed with four traditional Korean musical instruments: a small gong ''kkwaenggwari'', the larger gong '' jing'', an hourglass-shaped drum ''janggu''; and a barrel drum called '' buk''. With dozens of professional and amateur groups, ''samul nori'' has been called "Korea’s most successful traditional music". History The term ''samul'' originally comes from Korean Buddhism, where it referred to four instruments considered essential for ritual use in temples: the wooden fish (), the temple bell (), the dharma drum (), and the bronze gong (). The term ''nori'' means "to play" in Korean. ''Samul nori'' is a modern adaptation of the traditional ritual music of Korean farmers, called '' nongak'' or ''pungmul nori'', for the stage. Traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Duk-soo
Kim Duk-soo (; born September 23, 1952) is a South Korean traditional musician and the founding professor of the School of Korean Traditional Arts at the Korea National University of Arts. He is best known for creating the ''samul nori'' genre of Korean music. Biography Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea on September 23, 1952. He began his music career at the age of five when joined the Namsadang group, a wandering artists troupe, first as a child acrobat, then a drummer. At age seven, Kim became the youngest person to win the President's Award in the 1959 National Folk Music Contest. A few years later, Kim began touring internationally with group such as the Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea, performing at the Mexico and Montreal Olympics, as well as the Osaka EXPO. In 1978, Kim, alongside his colleagues Kim Yong-bae, Lee Kwang-soo, and Choi Jong-sil, formed the SamulNori group. The group used four main instruments: kkwaenggwari, jing, buk, and janggu, the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pungmul
''Pungmul'' (; ) is a Traditional music of Korea#Folk music, Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dance, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with dozens of players all in constant motion. ''Pungmul'' is rooted in the ''dure'' (collective labor) farming culture. It was originally played as part of farm work, on Culture of Korea#Festivals of the lunar calendar, rural holidays, at other village community-building events, and to accompany Korean shamanism, shamanistic rituals, mask dance dramas, and other types of performance. During the late 1960s and 1970s it expanded in meaning and was actively Pungmul as Protest, used in political protest during the pro-democracy movement, although today it is most often seen as a Performing arts, performing art. Based on 1980s research, this kind of music was extensively studied in Chindo Island. Older scholars often describe this tradition as ''nongak'' (), a term meaning "farmers' music" whose usage arose during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janggu
The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or ''seyogo'' () is a drum often used in traditional Korean music. It consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from various types of leather. The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmonious joining of Um and Yang. The janggu is one of the four components of samul nori (사물놀이), alongside the buk (북), jing (징) and kkwaenggwari (꽹과리). History The earliest depictions of the instrument were inscribed on a bell belonging to the Silla (57 BC–935 AD) period and in a mural painting of the same period in Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) tomb. The oldest written records about an hourglass-shaped drum may be traced to the reign of King Munjong (1047–1084) of Goryeo as a field instrument. The Korean record from 1451 titled '' Goryeo-sa'', or History of Goryeo, in chapter 70, records twenty ''janggu'' as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pungmul
''Pungmul'' (; ) is a Traditional music of Korea#Folk music, Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dance, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with dozens of players all in constant motion. ''Pungmul'' is rooted in the ''dure'' (collective labor) farming culture. It was originally played as part of farm work, on Culture of Korea#Festivals of the lunar calendar, rural holidays, at other village community-building events, and to accompany Korean shamanism, shamanistic rituals, mask dance dramas, and other types of performance. During the late 1960s and 1970s it expanded in meaning and was actively Pungmul as Protest, used in political protest during the pro-democracy movement, although today it is most often seen as a Performing arts, performing art. Based on 1980s research, this kind of music was extensively studied in Chindo Island. Older scholars often describe this tradition as ''nongak'' (), a term meaning "farmers' music" whose usage arose during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nongak
''Pungmul'' (; ) is a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with dozens of players all in constant motion. ''Pungmul'' is rooted in the ''dure'' (collective labor) farming culture. It was originally played as part of farm work, on rural holidays, at other village community-building events, and to accompany shamanistic rituals, mask dance dramas, and other types of performance. During the late 1960s and 1970s it expanded in meaning and was actively used in political protest during the pro-democracy movement, although today it is most often seen as a performing art. Based on 1980s research, this kind of music was extensively studied in Chindo Island. Older scholars often describe this tradition as ''nongak'' (), a term meaning "farmers' music" whose usage arose during the colonial era (1910–1945). The Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea uses this term in designating the folk tradition as an Important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janggu
The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or ''seyogo'' () is a drum often used in traditional Korean music. It consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from various types of leather. The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmonious joining of Um and Yang. The janggu is one of the four components of samul nori (사물놀이), alongside the buk (북), jing (징) and kkwaenggwari (꽹과리). History The earliest depictions of the instrument were inscribed on a bell belonging to the Silla (57 BC–935 AD) period and in a mural painting of the same period in Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) tomb. The oldest written records about an hourglass-shaped drum may be traced to the reign of King Munjong (1047–1084) of Goryeo as a field instrument. The Korean record from 1451 titled '' Goryeo-sa'', or History of Goryeo, in chapter 70, records twenty ''janggu'' as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Korean Folk Culture
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture'' (EKFC; ) is a digital encyclopedia operated by the South Korean National Folk Museum of Korea, and thus supported by the South Korean government. It focuses on various topics related to traditional Korean culture. Around 600 scholars worked on producing articles for the encyclopedia. In 2016, one report stated that the encyclopedia had a target of reaching 70,000 articles by 2024. It is mainly written in Korean, but is actively being translated into several other languages, including English, Chinese, and Spanish. It has a number of sub-encyclopedias that focus on specific subjects. It is available for free online, and has a mobile app that can be used to search and read articles. See also * ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' * ''Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture'' (EKLC; ; abbreviated 향문) is an online encyclopedia operated by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and the Ministry of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Folk Museum Of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea () is a national museum located on the grounds of Gyeongbokgung in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the history of traditional life of the Korean people. History The museum's predecessor, the Chōsen Folk Art Museum, was founded in 1924, during Korea under Japanese rule, Japan's occupation of Korea. The three founders were the Asakawa brothers and Yanagi Sōetsu. The second museum carrying this name established on 8 November 1945 by the U.S. Government and opened on 25 April 1946 at the City Administration Memorial Hall. When the museum was merged with the National Museum of Korea, its collection of 4,555 artifacts was moved to the latter's Namsan site. In 1975, when the National Museum moved onto the grounds of Gyeongbokgung, it moved along with it into the Modern Art Museum Building. In 1993 it opened in its present site, which was the former site of the National Museum of Korea. The building' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Village - Korea
Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk horror ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Folk Plus or Folk +, an Albanian folk music channel * Folks (band), a Japanese band * ''Folks!'', a 1992 American film People with the name * Bill Folk (born 1927), Canadian ice hockey player * Chad Folk (born 1972), Canadian football player * Elizabeth Folk (c. 16th century), British martyr; one of the Colchester Martyrs * Eugene R. Folk (1924–2003), American ophthalmologist * Joseph W. Folk (1869–1923), American lawyer, reformer, and politician * Kevin Folk (born 1980), Canadian curler * Nick Folk (born 1984), American football player * Rick Folk (born 1950), Canadian curler * Robert Folk (born 1949), American film composer * Robert L. Folk (1925–2018), American geologist and sedimentary petrologist Other uses * Folk classification, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Chung Hee
Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung Hee, his assassination in 1979. His regime oversaw a period of intense economic growth and transformation, making him one of the most consequential leaders in Korean history, although his legacy as a military dictator continues to cause controversy. Before his presidency, Park was the second-highest-ranking officer in the South Korean army. His coup brought an end to the interim Second Republic of Korea. After serving for two years as chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, military junta, he was 1963 South Korean presidential election, elected president in 1963, ushering in the Third Republic of Korea, Third Republic. A firm Anti-communism, anti-communist, he continued to maintain close ties with the United States, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Metropolitan Government
The Seoul Metropolitan Government () is a local government of Seoul, South Korea. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by the citizens of Seoul and is responsible for the administration of the city government. The Seoul Metropolitan Government deals with administrative affairs as the capital city of South Korea. Hence, it is more centralized than that of most other cities, with the city government being responsible for correctional institutions, public education, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, and welfare services. In the city government, there are 5 offices, 32 bureaus, and 107 divisions. The headquarters is located in the Seoul City Hall building which is in Taepyeongno, Jung-gu, Seoul. The Government started on September 28, 1946 as the Seoul City Government which became Seoul Metropolitan Government on August 15, 1949. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has one mayor and three vice mayors, with one in charge of political affa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beopgonori
''Beopgonori'' () is a type of traditional Korean performance. In the performance, a drummer plays the ''beopgo'' (), a small drum, while dancing. The name ''beopgo'' originally refers to one of the four Buddhist instruments. In the late Joseon period, Buddhist monks often went about asking for alms with a dharma drum set up on the roadside or formed a '' nongak'' (farmers’ music) band and begged for rice. These monks were called ''beopgo'' monks (drumming monks) or ''gutjungpae'', meaning a group of monks who played percussion music to raise money. Procedure According to "'' Dongguk sesigi''" ("''A Record of the Seasonal Customs of the Eastern Kingdom"''), ''beopgo'' is the practice of Buddhist monks coming into the city carrying a drum and going from house to house as they beat the drum. It is written in "''Hanyangsesigi''" ("''A Record of the Seasonal Customs of Hanyang''") that ''beopgo'' monks, wearing straw hats and playing the drum and gong, also wearing a flower made of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
