Gagok | |
Hangul | 가곡 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | gagok |
McCune–Reischauer | kagok |
Gagok 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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