Gagok
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 가곡 |
| Hanja : | 歌曲 |
| Revised Romanization : | gagok |
| McCune-Reischauer : | kagok |
Gagok is a musical form of Korean vocal music for female and male voices and instrumental ensembles.
The shape, created in the 17th and 18th centuries, consists of 26 parts that can take several hours in total. The individual parts are essentially set for female or male voices. Only one part is sung as a duet.
Other forms of Korean art singing are sicho (short lyrical singing) and kasa (narrative singing).
Web links
- Coralie Rockwell: Kagok: a traditional Korean vocal form (English)