Korea has produced music from thousands of years,until the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945,both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music.
Korean court music comprises three main musical genres:aak,an imported form of Chinese ritual music;a pure Korean form called hyangak;and a combination of Chinese and Korean styles called dangak.
The China Academy of Art is a provincial public fine arts college located in Hangzhou. Zhejiang,China. It is affiliated with the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government,and co-sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government,the Ministry of Education,and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The academy is part of the Double First Class University Plan.
The House of Yi,also called the Yi dynasty,was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire,descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendants are members of the Jeonju Yi clan.
Yayue was a form of classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China. The basic conventions of yayue were established in the Western Zhou. Together with law and rites,it formed the formal representation of aristocratic political power.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan and surrounding area. The MND is headed by Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng.
Jongmyo (Korean: 종묘) is a Confucian shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul,South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period (1392–1897) for memorial services for deceased kings and queens. According to UNESCO,the shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved and the ritual ceremonies continue a tradition established in the 14th century. Such shrines existed during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period (57–668),but these have not survived. The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
Munmyo is Korea's primary temple of Confucius. It is located in central Seoul,South Korea,on the campus of Sungkyunkwan University.
Jongmyo jerye (Korean: 종묘제례) or jongmyo daeje (종묘대제) is a traditional rite held for worshipping the deceased Joseon monarchs in Jongmyo Shrine,Seoul,South Korea. It is held every year on the first Sunday of May. The jongmyo rite is usually accompanied with the court music playing (Jerye-ak) and dance called Ilmu or line dance. Jongmyo jerye and jeryeak were designated as the first of South Korea's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
The Office of the Yi Dynasty or Yiwangjik (Korean: 이왕직) was an organization that managed the affairs of the royal House of Yi of Korea during the Japanese occupation. It was established in February 1911 as part of the Japanese central government's Imperial Household Ministry but was under the day-to-day supervision of the Government-General of Korea.
Guoyue,nowadays refers to the music composed for Chinese musical instruments,which is an extension of the Chinese traditional music. It is often written for some form of grand presentation through a large Chinese orchestra,as well as performances with solo instruments. It is frequently broadcast on radio and television in the People's Republic of China,and it is also the primary form of Chinese music taught in conservatories in China,as well as in Taiwan and Singapore.
The Board of Ceremonies is a department of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. The board is the chief administration charged with ceremonial matters.
Heo Mok was a Korean calligrapher,painter,philosopher,poet,and politician during the Joseon dynasty,who came from the Yangcheon Heo clan. He was most commonly known by the art name Misu.
Lee Ju-hwan(Korean: 이주환;April 10,1909 - December 2,1972) was an Ingan-munhwage of Korean traditional song,Gangtok,which is the 41st Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea. He is also a master of gasa,which is Korean traditional literature that is an intermediate form of poetry and prose and Lee Ju-hwan is designated as Ingan-munhwage of 30th Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea gasa either. He used Sonam as a pseudonym.
The 25th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei,Taiwan in 2014. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was broadcast on TTV on 28 June and was hosted by Harlem Yu.
Chinese traditional music includes various music genres which have been inherited for generations in China. Specifically,this term refers to the music genres originated in or before Qing dynasty. According to the appearance,the genres can be classified into instrumental ensemble,instrumental solo,theatre,shuochang,dance music and song. It is now the primary classification in both research and education,although some genres contain different forms of performance and thus do not belong to a single category. The genres could also be classified into literati music,folk music,religious music and palace music,according to their cultural connotations or purpose.
The Taiwan Music Institute,established in January 2002 and formerly known as the Research Institute of Musical Heritage and Taiwan Music Center,was renamed the Taiwan Music Institute in 2012 as a research,collection,exhibition and promotion organization for Taiwan music. It operates under the auspices of the National Center for Traditional Arts (NCFTA) under the Ministry of Culture. The Institute is located within the premises of Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center in Shilin District,Taipei City,and has a music archive on the second floor. The collection of books and audiovisual materials focuses on traditional ethnic music in Taiwan,supplemented by Asian,Pacific,and world ethnic music. Additionally,it showcases the archived musical artifacts of renowned Taiwanese musicians. The Institute welcomes public visits and offers reserved guided tours.
The Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association is a family association from South Korea,and it was founded by the Jeonju Yi (Lee) clan,the household of Joseon and the Korean Empire,which were the ruling house of the whole Korea. The association originated from several national institutions of Joseon dynasty,and its recent main activities,after the World War II,include holding annual Jongmyo jerye,the worship rites of the royal ancestors,and compiling genealogy books of the descendants from the House of Yi.
The Yak is a small flute used vertically,which has three holes and is used in court music. It is a wind instrument,a small carved instrument,which was imported from China in 1116. This wind instrument was called a wiyak because it was made of reeds,not bamboo. It is currently made of thick yellow bamboo. It is used for Aak,and according to the instrument classification method,it belongs to Jukbu or Gongmyeong instrument.
The NTCH Performing Arts Library was established in 1993 in affiliation with the National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH). It is a specialized library which collates items relevant to performances held at the NTCH,with over 190 thousand items in its collections. In addition to posters,program notes,and video/audio files related to the programs hosted by the NTCH,the library also possesses numerous books on the performing arts,music scores,and various periodicals,videos,and audio recordings of performing arts. Furthermore,the Performing Arts Library also has a special collections room featuring video and audio items including vinyl recordings donated by the family of the late music critic Mr. Tsao Yeong Kun in 2009. The total number of items in this collection is around 70 thousand. In addition to providing patrons with reading,watching,listening,and borrowing services,the Performing Arts Library regularly hold exhibitions and lectures on a variety of topics that promote the performing arts.
