Genres of Hanguk-Eumak

anguage

: Folksongs were called sori ("sound") or norae ("song") in the traditional society, and are called minyo today. The term sori, derived from human voice, means it is an ordinary vocal performance performed in the daily life. The term norae is derived from a word nori meaning "playing," and implies that it is performed whenever people play.; Korean folksongs are classified into local folksongs and popular folksongs. The local folksongs are spread in a certain local area. They created and enjoyed in the specific local area and have a rather simple melody with artless and local lyrics. Most work songs are included in this genre. The popular folksongs are performed by professional singers. They are more artistic with much more embellishments than local folksongs and are performed throughout the Korean peninsula.; The most common trait of Korean folksongs is the call-and-response form. A solo singer calls a stanza and a group of people sings the refrain. The solo singer's part is sung on various melodic lines while the group's response part has the same lyrics on the same melody. Another important trait of Korean folksongs is that they begin with a slow tempo and accelerate to a fast tempo.