Vibrato is a very important part of traditional Korean music. It is different from contemporary performance practices of Jeongak. This is particularly notable in the solo Sangryeongsan (the first song in the Yeongsanhoesang suite) by Kim Gye-seon (dae...
Vibrato is a very important part of traditional Korean music. It is different from contemporary performance practices of Jeongak. This is particularly notable in the solo Sangryeongsan (the first song in the Yeongsanhoesang suite) by Kim Gye-seon (daegeum) and Lee Seok-jae (piri), both of whom were associated with the Lee Wang-jik Aakbu, the predecessor to the National Gugak Center. The purpose of this study is to compare the patterns of the vibratos they used and to reveal the characteristics specific to Kim Gye-seon and Lee Seok-jae.
In order to determine the difference between Kim and Lee and later performers, each vibrato was analyzed using a voice analysis program. Later musicians were selected among performers in the genealogy from the Lee Wang-jik Aakbu to the National Gugak Center, taking into consideration subsequent generations.
It was found that following are the characteristics of the unique vibrations of Kim Gye-seon and Lee Seok-jae's solo Sangryeongsan: Namely, the range of vibrato that is used in taeju, hwangjong and cheonghwangjong, which appears in Kim's Sangryeongsan, is more than twice as wide as the range of current performer’s vibratos, and the number of vibrations per second is also nearly double. Whereas. the range of vibrato that is used in taeju, hwangjong and cheonghwangjong in Lee’s solo piri Sangryeongsan is more than twice as wide as the current performer’s vibratos but there is no big difference in the number of vibrations per second.