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Essays on Korean Traditional Music
ISBN: 9788993699036
The only Korean musicologist of international repute. Dr. Lee Hye-Ku has struggled over the past few decades to keep Korean traditional music from being swallowed up in the tide of Westernization. Until now, apart from a few translated articles, his work has been accessible only to Korean speakers. A definitive text on Korean traditional music in English.
Table of contents
1. A Short History of Korean Music
2. Characteristics of Korean Music
3. Introduction to Traditional Music Notation Systems
4. Modes in Early Korean Music Sources. With Special Consideration of the Yanggum Sinbo
5. Ujo in Modern Kagok
6. Kyemyonjo in Modern Kagok
7. Youngsan Hoesang : A Comparison of the Modern Piece and the Version Notated in the Taeak Hubo(1759)
8. "Chung-Yongsan" as a Variation of "Sang-Yongsan"
9. Appreciation of Sijo
10. Sujech"on : Mode and Form
11. Yukchavaegi : A Korean Folk Song
12. Creative Activity in Traditional Korean Music
13. Ssanghwajom and it"s Sinicized Version
14. Hyumyong and Ch"ongsan Pyolgok
15. Nagyangch"un : Chinese Tz"u Music
16. Left and Right Music in Korea
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9788993699036
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch
Published: 1980
Format: Paperback
Pages: 278pp
Founded in 1900, the Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch (RASKB) is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the arts, customs, history, and literature of Korea. The RASKB is the oldest organization in Korea that specializes in introducing people from all walks of life, all nationalities, and all ages to the beauty of Korea.
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