Korean traditional music

Arirang () is a Korean folk song. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "arirang, arirang, arariyo" (""). It is estimated that the song is more than 600 years old.

''''''' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ' is a compounds of the Korean words and , the latter of which means "sound." However, pan has multiple meanings, and scholars disagree on which was the intended meaning when the term was coined. One meaning is "a situation where many people are gathered." Another meaning is "a song composed of varying tones."

thumb|400px|Pungmul is a folk tradition steeped in music, dance, theater, and pageantry. Pungmul (; ) is a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing. Most performances are outside, with dozens of players all in constant motion. Pungmul is rooted in the dure (collective labor) farming culture. It was originally played as part of farm work, on rural holidays, at other village community-building events, and to accompany shamanistic rituals, mask dance dramas, and other types of performance. During the late 1960s and 1970s it expanded in meaning and was actively used

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style of traditional Korean music created in 1890s

thumb|right|Daechwita musicians playing yonggo (dragon drums) in a Seoul street parade.

15th century Korean text on music

Academic institution for traditional Korean music in Seoul

music developed in the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Komagaku (高麗楽) is a style of gagaku, the traditional court music of Japan. It developed primarily during the Heian period and is based largely on musical traditions transmitted from Koguryeo and other regions of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, collectively known as sankangaku. Komagaku is frequently performed as accompaniment for court dances.

Sinawi, sometimes spelled shinawi, is a traditional Korean music. It is performed improvisationally by a musical ensemble, and traditionally accompanies the rites of Korean shamanism. The style first emerged in the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, but is now widespread. The traditional sinawi ensemble followed the principle of sam-hyeon-yuk-gak (三絃六角), with two flutes, a haegeum, a daegeum, a janggu hourglass-drum, and a large buk drum. However, today other traditional Korean instruments such as the gayageum and geomungo are also often included.

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Korean traditional Song about Doraji