Music Requirements For The Play 'Chun Hyang Ga'

What are the music requirements for the play 'Chun Hyang ga' according to the accepted conventions of the Korean theatre tradition: Pansori?

‘Chun Hyang ga’, one of the famous plays from Pansori, is characterised by storytelling style play. ’Chun Hyang ga' is considered to be the best Pansori play in terms of poetic lyrics, theatrical and music. 'Chun Hyang ga' usually takes place at Korean cultural festival, and in numerous recordings, that are widely exposed to the society. 'Chun Hyang ga' can be found in Manwhajip during Joseon Dynasty, the time when many people were exposed to numerous theatrical plays. The 'Chun Hyang ga' is not only a story about a woman of chaste reputation, but also about resistance to the aristocracy. The main character

As Gosu’ drumming rhythm can be dissected into 4 parts, singing styles can also be separated into 3 different styles. The 3 different styles are ‘Chang, Balim, and Anari’. These 3 singing styles are distinguished easily in terms of tones. Chang is commonly used in Pansori because Chang is a singing style that lower class characters use. Their voice is high pitch, fast and loud; however, their voice changes when other upper class characters join in the scene. It is interesting to see how the voices of other characters change depending on different situations. Singing style of Chang is used by the singer who plays Chun Hyang because Chun Hyang belongs to the lower social class, giseseng. In addition to that, the singing style of Balim represents the middle class, which is often classified as soldiers or noblemen. Their pitches of voice are lower than those of the lower class characters. Balim singing style is mainly based on the sound of bass and a very deep voice that adds seriousness to characters like noblemen. The last singing style is Anari, which symbolises the King’s voice. Anari singing style requires a year-long training because one needs to use the chest note, which is

Pansori still continues to provide inspiration for new works in various media such as film, ballet and puppet theatre. A lot of people are interested in Pansori, not only because it is part of Korea’s national culture, but also due to the distinctive singing style and rhythm that differentiates it from any other traditional theatres. The play like 'Chun Hyang ga', as well as Pansori itself, is performed regularly in Korea and at festivals abroad. The reason why traditional theatre Pansori can last longer than any other traditional theatre is because of consistent practices of older generations in singing styles and diverse rhythms. Without the expressive singing and distinctive rhythms, 'Chun Hyang ga' would not be able to exist in today’s