Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra

Overview

Gagok is a genre of traditional Korean vocal music sung by men and women to the accompaniment of a small orchestra, one of several forms of singing that together constitute ''jeongga,'' or ‘right song’. Formerly a music associated with the higher classes, Gagok is today widely popular throughout the country. Gagok comprises twenty-six ''namchang'' or songs for men, and fifteen ''yeochang'' or songs for women. ''Namchang'' are characterized by strong, deep, resonant voices, while ''yeochang'' are characterized by high-pitched, thin voices. Gagok songs are composed either in a solemn, peaceful key or a melancholic one, and use 10-beat or 16-beat rhythm. The traditional instrumentation of the orchestra includes the ''geomungo'' six-string zither, ''daegeum'' bamboo transverse flute, ''gayageum'' twelve-string zither and ''piri'' (small double-reed pipe). Gagok songs are acclaimed for...

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Communities: Korea, Republic of
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Korea, Republic of
Countries: Korea, Republic of

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Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

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inscription_year2010

title_enGagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra

title_frLe Gagok, cycles de chant lyrique accompagnés d’un orchestre

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countriesKR

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00444

concepts_primary_namesInstrumental music, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesAristocracy, Bowed string instruments, Cultural elite, Musical notation, Orchestras, Percussion instruments, Performers, Plucked string instruments, Poetry, Representative literary works, Talent, Woodwind instruments

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main_image_copyrightNational Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2009

main_image_authorKim Sang-su

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Instrumental music Vocal music Aristocracy Bowed string instruments Cultural elite Musical notation Orchestras Percussion instruments Performers Plucked string instruments UNESCO representative list

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