The purpose of this study is to analyze both Goryeo songs and Early Joseon dynasty songs and to identify the musical relationship between the songs of each period. In order to investigate the musical relationship, this study examined and compared song...
The purpose of this study is to analyze both Goryeo songs and Early Joseon dynasty songs and to identify the musical relationship between the songs of each period. In order to investigate the musical relationship, this study examined and compared songs of Goryeo and early Joseon period songs. The songs analyzed in this research are as follows: Gwihogok(귀호곡), Dongdong(동동), Manjeonchun(만전춘), Samogok(사모곡), Sangjeoga(상저가), Seogyongbyulgok(서경별곡), Ssanghwajeom(쌍화점), Yugugok(유구곡), Isanggok(이상곡), Jeonggwajeong(정과정), Jeongseokga(정석가), Jeongeup(정읍), Cheoyongga(처용가), Cheongsanbyulgok(청산별곡) in Siyong hyangakbo(시용향악보), Daeakhubo(대악후보), Geumhabjabo(금합자보) and the early Joseon Dynasty song such as Botaepyung(보태평), Jeongdaeeop(정대업) in Sejongsilrokakbo(세종실록악보), Sejosilrokakbo(세조실록악보).
Various studies have been conducted due to the musical characteristics of Goryeo songs. As a result, the musical relationship between many songs such as Cheongsanbyulgok(청산별곡) and Seogyongbyulgok(서경별곡) and early Joseon dynasty were explained. However, considering the situation that new musical relationship between the two eras is being revealed in recent years, it is possible to identify new musical relationship through close analysis of Goryeo songs. Based on this, this study summarizes all the studies on the musical aspects between Goryeo and early Joseon dynasty songs. In addition, by analyzing all 14 of Goryeo songs and adding newly discovered musical aspects, the 'History of Goryeo Songs' was supplemented as much as possible.
First of all, the 14 Goryeo songs were divided into small song style(소곡 양식), which refers to the style containing one lyric in a small scale of music, and great song style(대곡 양식), which is distributed evenly throughout the lyrics in a long song. The great song style(대곡 양식) was subdivided into parallel style(병렬 양식) with long lyrics on the structure that continues in parallel as the small pieces are repeated, and Jinjak style(진작 양식) with lyrics on the musical background where the melody is varied and developed in a certain structure. According to this classification, chapter II examines all the musical networks that have been conducted so far.
In chapter III, the relationship between Goryeo songs and the early Joseon Dynasty songs, which has not yet been discovered, was discussed. The pair of songs that the newly discovered melody progression matches the existing ones are Samogok(사모곡) and yonggwang(용광) in Sejosilrokakbo(세조실록악보), Jeongseokga(정석가) and chymnyong(집녕) in Sejosilrokakbo(세조실록악보), Cheongsanbyulgok(청산별곡) and Gyeonggeunjigok(경근지곡) in Sejosilrokakbo(세조실록악보). And although the progression is not perfectly consistent, the pairs of songs in which the order of arrangement matches in a large frame are Sangjeoga(상저가) and Heegwang(희광) in Sejongsilrokakbo(세종실록악보), Yugugok(유구곡) and Jeongse(정세), Yeokseong(역성) in Sejongsilrokakbo(세종실록악보), Cheoyongga(처용가) and Yeokseong(역성) in Sejongsilrokakbo(세종실록악보). Based on these aspects, it was estimated that Samogok(사모곡) was a song that was created at the end of Goryeo Dynasty or early Joseon Dynasty, and Sangjeoga(상저가), Yugugok(유구곡), Jeongseokga(정석가), Cheongsanbyulgok(청산별곡) were likely to have occurred in the Joseon Dynasty.
This study is meaningful in that it summarizes the history of Goryeo's music and supplements it as much as possible. Through the analysis and comparison process, it was confirmed how each piece of music developed, and based on this, it was also possible to guess when the pieces were made. This is also a process of confirming that there is continuity between songs of the Goryeo Dynasty and songs of the Joseon Dynasty. Also, the focus on the musical aspect of Goryeo songs can be a new means to understand how Goryeo songs are derived and succeeded to the early Joseon Dynasty.