Joseon Dynasty''''s flourishing years, history of its solemn and magnificent melody

Melody for Heaven, Earth and Mankind, Meet the elegant and solemn 15th Ritual Music for Jongmyo shrine as majestic as it was in the Joseon Dynasty''''s five hundred flourishing years

The Court Music Troupe The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts Jongmyo jeryeak

Jongmyo Jeryeak, as a ritual music in Jongmyo shrine dedicated to the memorial services for the deceased kings of the Korean Joseon Dynasty, is proclaimed as Important Intangible Cultural Properties 1 and also selected as UNESCO''''s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001 which has gained its recognition all over the world.

Jongmyo Jeryeak, the royal ancestral rite, is certainly a historical rarity in the world that has continued over the last six hundred years from generation to generation which manifests noble spirit of our ancestors praying for the country''''s peace and prosperity.

Infomation

Date / Location :

2009. 4. 16 (Thu) 7:30 p.m / Yeakdang (Main Hall of NCKTPA)

Ticket Price :

A seat 10,000won B seat 8,000won

Contact

02. 580. 3300~3

Program

Part 1. Botaepyong (Maintaining the Great Peace)

Part 2. Jeongdaeeop (Founding a Great Dynasty)

Performers

The Court Music Troupe of NCKTPA (Director.Kim Han-seung)

Once a year, The special concert you can meet Only at The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts

Program Infomation

Restoration of Samhyun-samjook composition

Samhyun-samjook refers to the composition of three major string instruments(Gayageum, Geomungo and Korean mandolin, lute) and three major woodwind instruments(Daegeum, Junggeum, Sogeum). Samhyun-samjook can find its origin from Jongmyo Jeryeak in which the use of three major string instruments have been discontinued over time. This concert will revive its original melody playing these string instruments for the first time since the Japanese occupation.

Restoration of authentic Heonga

One of the biggest royal ritual ceremonies in the Joseon Dynasty, Jongmyo Jerye had its original composition reduced over time due to numerous reasons. Especially, aligned Pyeonjong and Pyeongyeong as one line and three-∩ shaped composition of each will show the authentic Jongmyo Jeryeak at its highest peak.

Reproduction of (the meaning of) Inje

Nogo and Nodo, conceived as more than mere musical instruments, were the essential ritual objects in the ritual ceremony. This concert will reproduce the meaning of Inje by adding these two instruments as the original ritual ceremony was performed with.

Reconstruction of the traditional musical instruments

Due to the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (NCKTPA) Music Research Office''''s strenuous effort to reconstruct our ancestral musical instruments (Saeng.U.Hwa, Banghyang, Dangbipa Wolgeum etc.) that are only remained in the old documents, they will be presented for the first time at this concert.