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Music And Dance Were Used For Religious Worship And For Royal Party Through The Three Kingdoms Period Essay

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Music and dance were used for religious worship and for royal party through the Three Kingdoms period. There were more than 30 musical instruments such as hyeonhakguem and gayaguem, which were popularly used in Joseon Dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, music was respected as an important practice for rituals and ceremonies. One of the traditional Korean dances was Buchaechum, which was developed in Joseon Dynasty. It is usually performed as a big female group using two pink feather fans per person. The dancers represent shaped images of flowers, waves, and butterflies by using those fans. In 1893, a Christian hymn song was the first Western music that was first heard in Korea. As Korea accepted a numerous different type of Western music and dances, many performers tried to be a part of those western arts. Many Korean musicians went to other countries to study and learn the western arts, and became the most notable performers in South Korea. In 1945, Korea’s first Western-style orchestra was made as the Korea Symphony Orchestra Society. In 1946, the Seoul Ballet Company was founded. Further, the Government established the Korean National University of arts in 1993 to cultivate talented artists by helping them to learn globally. The phenomenon, Hallyu, means “Korean Wave” in Korean. Korean pop and traditional cultures are fast sweeping the world, mostly in Southeast Asia, and also reach Europe and Middle East. Contemporary Korean music is created by mixing Korean culture

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