''Jeongak'' (lit. "proper music") is a classical genre of
Korean traditional music
Korea has produced music () for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music.
Traditional music () produced by Korea includes court music, folk ...
, in contrast with ''
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 ...
'' or
Korean traditional folk music. The genre has traditionally been associated with the nobility and 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 entitled ''Yeongsan Hoesang'' (). Another commonly performed ''jeongak'' suite is called ''Cheonnyeonmanse'' ().
Jeongak includes
court music () and chamber music ().
See also
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Joseon Dynasty
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
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Korean court music
Korean court music () comprises three main musical genres: ''aak'', an imported form of Chinese ritual music; a pure Korean form called ''hyangak''; and a combination of Chinese and Korean styles called ''dangak''.
Korean court music and its hi ...
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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
External links
Jeongak - Official Seoul City TourismTraditional Korean Music webpage
Korean styles of music
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