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P'ansori, the traditional narrative of Korea, is sung by a highly trained soloist to the accompaniment of complex drumming. The singer both narrates the story and dramatizes all the characters, male and female. Performances require up to six hours and make extraordinary vocal demands. Here, Pihl traces the history of p'ansori from its roots in shamanism and folktales through its nineteenth-century heyday under highly acclaimed masters and discusses its evolution in the twentieth century. After examining the place of p'ansori in popular entertainment and its textual tradition, he analyzes the nature of texts in the repertoire and explains the vocal and rhythmic techniques required to perform them.
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recently... this book is an excellent monograph on an aspect of Korean musical culture and is to be recommended to... anyone who is interested in East Asian culture and music. This book is a welcome addition to the slowly growing number of monographs on Korean culture. "P'ansori," a form of Korean vocal narrative, is an ancient tradition which has received considerable attention recentlythis book is an excellent monograph on an aspect of Korean musical culture and is to be recommended toanyone who is interested in East Asian culture and music. -- James H. Grayson "Asian Affairs"
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Marshall R. Pihl is Associate Professor of Korean Literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0674505646
- ISBN 13 9780674505643
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages310
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