Jeongak

Jeongak
Hangul
정악
Hanja
Revised Romanizationjeongak
McCune–Reischauerchŏngak

Jeongak (lit. "proper music") is a classical genre of Korean traditional music, in contrast with minsogak or Korean traditional folk music.[1] The genre has traditionally been associated with the nobility and upper classes.

The best known pieces of jeongak are Sujecheon and the suite entitled Yeongsan Hoesang (영산회상; 靈山會相). Another commonly performed jeongak suite is called Cheonnyeonmanse (천년만세; 千年萬歲).

Jeongak includes court music (국중음악; gungjung eumak) and chamber music (풍류음악; pungryu eumak).[2]

  1. ^ Korea Journal. Korean National Commission for UNESCO. 2007. pp. 76–88.
  2. ^ "정악(正樂)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-29.