Genres of Hanguk-Eumak

anguage

: A song performed at a large space where many people gather and sing to perform a whole version of a long epic story. It is a musical genre where a solo singer performs with accompaniment of the buk (barrel drum) singing a long epic story at a large space where many people gather. There were twelve repertories of the pansori in the late 19th century. Among them, five have been passed down to today; Song of Chunhyang, Song of Simcheong, Song of Heungbo, Song of Underwater Palace, and Song of the Red Cliff.; A pansori performer sings ("sori") the song with the accompaniment of the buk, which plays a certain kind of rhythmic cycle, called jangdan. He also narrates ("aniri") the story, and dances ("ballim") to enhance the dramatic atmosphere during a performance.; During a performance, the drummer or the audience exclaim certain kinds of words, e.g., "bravo!" or "good!," to cheer on the vocalist. It is called chuimsae. The drummer should play the right rhythmic cycle and, at the same time, cheer on the singer. Due to the importance of the drummer, there is a saying that "first comes the drummer, and second, the singer."; There are several rhythmic cycles in a pansori performance; jinyangjo, jungmori, jungjungmori, jajinmori, hwimori, eotmori, and eotjungmori. The modes used in a pansori performance include gyemyeonjo, pyeongjo, ujo, gyeongjo, and seoleongje (also called deolleongje, deureonjo, or gwonmaseongje).