Types of Korean folk music

1.Korean folk music is varied and complex, but all forms maintain a set of rhythms and a loosely defined set of melodic modes.


2.Because the folk songs of various areas are categorized under Dongbu folk songs, their vocal styles and modes are limited.


3.scholars are attempting to categorize the Dongbu folk songs further based on different musical features.
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Pungmul

 -A Korean folk music tradition that is a form of percussion music that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.

-Most performances are outside, with dozens of players, all in constant motion.

-. Samul Nori, originally the name of a group founded in 1978, has become popular as a genre, even overseas. 

-It is based on Pungmul musical rhythmic patterns and uses the same instruments, but is faster and usually played while sitting down.

Sanjo

1.Sanjo is played without a pause in faster tempos.

2. It shifts rhythms and melodic modes during the song. The tempos increases in each movement.

3.Sanjo is entirely instrumental music that shifts rhythms and melodic modes during the song.

4.Instruments include the changgo drum set against a melodic instrument, such as the gayageum or ajaeng

Chagoo

Ajaeng

Gayageum

                                                   Pansora

- A long vocal and percussive music played by one singer and one drummer.

-In this traditional art form, sometimes rather misleadingly called 'Korean Opera', a narrator may play the parts of all the characters in a story, accompanied by a drummer.

-The lyrics tell one of five different stories, but is individualized by each performer, often with updated jokes and audience participation.

-One of the most famous pansori singers is Park Dongjin (hangul: 박동진).

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Nongak

Nongak, means "farmers' music" and represents an important musical genre which has been developed mainly by peasants in the agricultural society of Korea. The farmers' music is performed typically in an open area of the village. The organization of nongak varies according to locality and performing groups, and today there are a great number of regional styles.