Music in Korea

Foreword Preface CD Track List 1. KOREA FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER Pyongyang, North Korea Kosong, South Korea Intersecting Themes Transnationalism in Flux: From the "Hermit Kingdom" to the "Korean Wave": From the "Hermit Kingdom" to the "Korean Wave" Modernization and Cultural Continuity in North and South Korea Music and Cultural Politics: Articulating the Border through Song "Our Wish is Reunification": The Story of Im Su-kyong: Popular Visions of Reunification: 2. THE COURT AS CULTURAL CONDUIT Court Music, Cultural Policy, and the State The Movement of Court Culture from East to West The Development of Ritual Music of the Court: Music, Cultural Politics, and the State Court Music in Practice Today Experiencing State Sacrificial Music Ritual Order and Cosmology Instruments and Music Munmyo Cheryeak: Chongmyo Cheryeak: Tension and Release in Sujech'on 3. THE POLITICS OF PRESERVATION AND REVIVAL IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Instrumental Preservation, Adaptation, and Revival South Korea: The Politics of Preservation and Revival North Korea: Music and the Masses Solo Repertoires Sanjo The Development of Sanjo and its Spread to other Instruments: Changdan: The Rhythmic Underpinning of Sanjo: The Interaction of Rhythm, Mode, and Melody in Sanjo: Ensemble Forms P'ungmul P'ungmul in the Village Madang: P'ungmul in the Streets: Political Protest Marches: P'ungmul on Stage: The Emergence of Samul Nori: Shamanist Ritual Forms Chindo Ssikkim-kut (Cleansing Rituals): Sinawi and the Cultivation of Improvisation: 4. THE SINGING VOICE Folksongs Central (Kyonggi) minyo Southern (Namdo) minyo Sijo-ch'ang: Cultivating an Appreciation for Sung Poetry Text, Rhythm, and Melody P'ansori: Intertextuality and Cultural Continuity History and Development Through Multiple Formats Performance and Repertoire Warm-up Songs (Tan'ga): Narrative Performance: The Song of Ch'unhyang: Expressive Elements of P'ansori P'ansori Aesthetics Contemporary Developments in Korean Musical Theater and Film North Korean Revolutionary Opera P'ansori and Film: Director Im Kwon-taek Sop'yonje: Ch'unhyang: 5. COLONIAL LEGACIES IN KOREA The Legacy of the Japanese Colonial Occupation (1910-1945) The Enduring Popularity of Trot The Emergence of Sin minyo Engaging with Western Concert Music South Korea: Tradition, Innovation, Synthesis, and Popularization North Korea: Music, Synthesis, and Politics Western Music and Modern Nationhood: The Making of Korea's National Anthems 6. NEGOTIATING TRANSNATIONAL FLOWS OF CULTURE Shifts in the Global Mediascape The Korean Wave K-Pop and the Influence of Seo Taiji and the Boys Music and Power The Presence of American Forces and the Dawn of a New Era in South Korean Pop State-sanctioned Popular Music in North Korea The Politicization of Popular Music in South Korea: T'ong kit'a and the Song Movement Cultural Continuity in Korean Popular Music: Indexing "Tradition" in Korean Hip-Hop Moving Beyond "Tradition" in the Music of Jang Goon Glossary References Resources Index