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Gagok

Summary

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

Gagok
Korean name
Hangul
가곡
Hanja
歌曲
Revised Romanizationgagok
McCune–Reischauerkagok

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 edit

  • 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