Pansori Music of Korea
and
Jacopo Peri
By Chanel Munoz
Korea
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Population: 48,636,068 in the South and
22,757,275 in the North.
Ethnicities: homogeneous (except for
20,000 Chinese)
Religions: Christian 26.3%, Protestant
19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%, Buddhist
23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none
49.3%
Languages: Korean and English
Land Mass: 96,920 sq km
Conflicts in Cultural Unity: Korea splits in
half and Western influence takes over
the South.
History of Korea
 Inhabited
400,000-500,000 years ago.
 1392 Yi Seong-gye established the
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1910).
 Shino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
 1910 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty and
Japanese removed the Joseon Dynasty,
resulting in guerilla warfare.
 September 8,1945 Korea is split at the 38th
parallel.
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Korean Instruments
 Buk
 Shallow
barrel shaped
 drum with a round wooden
 body, covering both
 sides with animal skin.
 Traditionally used in court
 music.
 Over 20 different styles of
 buks.
Pansori
19th Century Traditional folk.
 Used to pass down stories.
 Only 5 of 12 madangs still exist
today. (Heungbuga,
Simcheongga,
Chungyangga,Jeokbyeokga,
and Sugungga)
 Still practiced, but changed
a bit.
 Extremely structured.
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Sarang-ga from
Chungyangga
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famous Pansori in
Korea.
 Based on older
traditional songs.
 Story of Chunhyang
and Yi Mongryong.
 Formally composed in
1870 by Shin Jae-hyo.
Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
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Italian composer and singer of the
transitional period between the
Renaissance and Baroque styles.
Often entitled the inventor of opera.
Born in Rome
Studied in Florence with Cristofano
Malvezzi.
Began to work in church’s organist and
pianist, eventually leading to the Medici
court.
In 1590 inspired to recreate Greek
tragedy as he saw it through his eyes
with Jacopo Corsi, called Dafne.
Collaborated with Ottavio Rinuccini on
Euridice.
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Euridice
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Created for the marriage of Henry IV and Maria
de Medici.
 Considered the second work of modern opera.
 At first performance Peri sang the title role
accompanied by other members who played
different characters.
 It was one of the first examples of recitative
which is a certain style of delivery in opera
singing.
Compare and Contrast
Pansori
Percussions
Passed down from
generations
Helps preserve culture
Korean
Guided by rhythm of
drums
Euridice
Vibrato
Used to tell stories
Beginning of Opera
Performed Publicly
Involved multiple singers
Composed for
Entertainment
Emotionally attached
performances
Italian
Formal Structure
Monophony
Symbols
Staccato
Additional
Instruments
Smooth
Work Cited
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euridice_%28Peri%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recitative
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/CU/CU_EN_8_4_4
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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/441485/pans
ori
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansori
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buk_%28drum%29
http://pansorimuseum.com/eng/05pansori/pansori02.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunhyangga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy