The Relation and influence between the musics and cultures for India and Korea

This study explores the exchanges taken place in the music history of India and Korea that are recorded in Garakgukgi (Records of Gaya Federation) of Samgugyusa (Reminiscences of the Three Kingdoms). It looks into the situations concerning the musical influences which India had given to Korea by examining the articles of Akji (Music Section) in Samgugsagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) and Goryeosa (History of the Goryeo Dynasty). In order to understand these processes, comparative analyses carried out in terms to scales, forms and instruments between the two countries. The purpose of this study is to contribute establishing an independent Korean music culture that has been heavily fallen to western music since the 20th century.