Gagok

Genre of Korean vocal music
Gagok
Korean name
Hangul
가곡
Hanja
歌曲
Revised Romanizationgagok
McCune–Reischauerkagok

Gagok (Korean: 가곡; Hanja: 歌曲) is a genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices.

Accompaniments and interludes are played by a small ensemble of traditional Korean musical instruments.

It is inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List from 2010 and enlisted as South Korean Intangible Cultural Property from 1969.

External links

  • This site features an image of a kagok ensemble.
  • http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/perform/distinguishing_features_of_korea.htm
  • Coralie Rockwell: kagok a traditional Korean vocal form
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