Korean songs based on Chinese tales 2021-01-13 The term ‘gagok가곡’ refers to a poem put to a melody. The Chinses poem titled “Ilsobaekmisaeng일소백미생,” which means one ... Listen Sounds of Korea
Art-inspired music pieces 2021-01-06 Year 2021 has arrived and everyone around the world is ready to make a fresh start. We all hope that the pandemic would end in 2021 and that our lives ... Sounds of Korea
Instruments of Unified Silla 2020-12-30 Music is said to influence human emotions. Good music makes you feel good and a horror movie without its eerie music does not scare anyone. In the old ... Sounds of Korea
Winter solstice and Christmas 2020-12-23 Last Monday was Dongji동지, the winter solstice, the day with the longest night of the year. It also means that daytime will grow longer thereafter. ... Sounds of Korea
Noteworthy Gugak Bands 2020-12-09 Korea is not that big a country, but each region has a distinct dialect perhaps from being separated by many rivers and mountains. Variations in intonation ... Sounds of Korea
Plucked string instruments 2020-12-02 The term “gagok가곡” refers to poems set to music. A gagok piece includes all the signature traditional instruments, such as gayageum, ... Sounds of Korea
Music for shaman rituals 2020-11-25 Korean shaman rituals called “gut굿” were one of the most popular form of entertainment in the old days. Musicians and shamans played ... Sounds of Korea
Plucked string instruments 2020-11-18 String instruments from the west are largely played by drawing a bow across the strings, like the violin, viola or cello. Such instruments are called ... Sounds of Korea
Modern gugak groups 2020-11-11 Have you seen Korean tourism promotional videos titled “Feel the Rhythm of Korea?” Released on YouTube by the Korea Tourism Organization, ... Sounds of Korea
Music related to the blind 2020-11-04 In the Joseon period, there was a government program which selected musically talented people from the blind population and employed them as court ... Sounds of Korea