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Quick guide to jeongak
Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0Jeongak (lit.
01 · What it is
MusicVocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
Geography awaiting sourceAdd a cited source naming the region or community that carries it.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited sourceEvery claim links to a public record below. Free to quote, teach, and share under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is jeongak in plain words?
Jeongak (lit.
Where is jeongak practised or documented?
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What is the current condition of jeongak today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceJeongak (lit. "proper music") is a classical genre of Korean traditional music, in contrast with minsogak 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 and the suite entitled Yeongsan Hoesang (영산회상; 靈山會相). Another commonly performed jeongak suite is called Cheonnyeonmanse (천년만세; 千年萬歲).
Jeongak includes court music (국중음악; gungjung eumak) and chamber music (풍류음악; pungryu eumak).
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Jeongak”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
jeongak is music genre, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
The source record links this tradition to 4 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 1
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