Due to the regional characteristics, Ulsan is more urgent than any other region to need various and active musical research on Nongyo. The spirit of community is gradually fading away, as many natural villages keep disappearing or moving out collecti...
Due to the regional characteristics, Ulsan is more urgent than any other region to need various and active musical research on Nongyo. The spirit of community is gradually fading away, as many natural villages keep disappearing or moving out collectively due to expanded industrial complex or air pollution problem, and population flowing in from other region increases abruptly.
The purpose of this study was to promote the local patriotism and to contribute to the preservation and transmission of local culture by researching Ulsan Nongyo out of native folk song, an important resources of local culture. It was also to prepare a basis of creation by researching the musical characteristics in Ulsan.
As for the methodology, the 'Ulsan Nongyo' DVD sound source image, which the Ulsan Korean Classical Musicians Association restored and represented in the small theater of Ulsan Arts & Culture Hall on Dec. 20, 2007, was written in staff notation by episode. Based on the written score, each episode was analyzed of its music in the order of melodic scale analysis, Boncheong analysis, time(rhythm and tempo) analysis and form analysis to grasp the characteristics of Ulsan Nongyo. These analyses were arranged into a <charter> and taken as a sub-conclusion. In melodic scale analysis, firstly, the word 'scale' was used to point to the note system of traditional music. Secondly, penta-chotomy was adopted dividing the scale into five and solmization of Do, Re, Mi, Sol and La was taken. Thirdly, therefore the five traditional scales were named using the terms and methods of Do scale, Re scale, Mi scale, Sol scale and La scale. Lastly, the music analysis was researched in the order of form analysis. Followings are the results.
The main scale of Ulsan Nongyo is Mi scale of 'Mi', 'Sol', 'La', 'Do' and 'Mi' and the main Boncheong is 'La', showing clear characteristics of the Mi scale of Menaritori, the composed note system of Gyeongsang-do area. Peculiarly the 「Nadari KoijinaChingChingNane」, that shows the same melodic flow and rhythmic sense as the ChangbuTaryeong of Gyeonggi folk song, is in Sol scale of 'Sol', 'La', 'Do', 'Re' and 'Mi' and the main Boncheong is 'Do'. This is a rare phenomenon appearing in native folk song. The 「KoijinaChingChingNane」 shows a rare phenomenon that it is in Mi scale of 'Mi', 'Sol' and 'La', but ends with ‘Do'. The 「NonmegiSori sung added on Yukjabegi melody」 and 「NonmegiSori sung added on Sangsadiya melody」 is in Re scale and characterize by being different from Mi scale, one of Yukjabegi modes. Also there are 2 tunes with no time, out of 24, that have irregular rhythm, time and tempo. Various rhythm was used including Jungmori, Gutgeori, Jajinmori and Hwimori. There were 7 tunes in the form of leading and answering, 3 tunes in the through-composed form and 14 tunes in the strophic form that is dominated.
Above findings confirmed again that Ulsan Nongyo is Menaritori Nongyo. One of the characteristics of Ulsan Nongyo is also that the strophic form is dominated rather than the form of leading and answering or the through-composed form. Hopefully this kind of music analysis will prepare a basis for the activation of the creative work in Ulsan and become more continuous research activity as it is utilized as basic materials that inform nationwide the Ulsan Nongyo. It is expected that Ulsan Nongyo will become a field of education that can experience the precious value of local traditional cultural heritage by preparing more organized system of transmission.