Singwanyongnyugayageum Sanjo

Gayageum sanjo refers to sanjo composed to be played on the gayageum, a twelve-stringed zither. Sanjo is a form performed solo on an instrument, beginning with a slow rhythmic cycle (jangdan) and gradually shifting to faster cycles, which slowly builds tension in the listener while heightening the sense of enjoyment. Gayageum sanjo is made up of four to six rhythmic cycles. Looking at the feeling of each: jinyangjo is very slow and lyrical, jungmori is stable, and jungjungmori heightens excitement; jajinmori is bright and lively, and hwimori carries excitement and urgency. Gayageum sanjo was created earlier than sanjo for other instruments, and its outstanding technique drew great interest, leading to the formation of several schools. The Singwanyongnyugayageum Sanjo is characterised by a rhythmic structure placed between gutgeori and jajinmori; unlike other sanjo, its jinyangjo opens in the gyemyeonjo mode, the "carp-hook" (ingeogeori) technique appears frequently within the rhythm, and the phrasing is complex. It is further marked by a long passage in the gyemyeonjo mode within the jungmori melody, and by an eotmori cycle attached after the final danmori. Kang Sun-yeong, the holder of this art for the Singwanyongnyugayageum Sanjo, possesses a bandi (melodic line) of about thirty minutes and renders these characteristics faithfully. Although Kang Sun-yeong is of advanced age, seventy-five, she has lost none of her strength, and her tone has a depth that is in no way lacking in flavour. The Singwanyongnyugayageum Sanjo is fully worthy of preservation, has a clear line of transmission, and has for thirty-six years been actively taught, centred on the Jinju region.

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Where it is

Region

Jinju, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산