鄕唐交奏 硏究

A study of Hyangdang kyoju

Though Hyangdang kyoju has appeared under different names from the early eigtheenth century on, it appears to have always been used as accompanying music to the dance Ch ŏyongmu. Hyangdang kyoju has so far been seen as an arrangement of Sangnyŏngsan from Kwanak Yŏngsan Hoesang, but I will argue, on the contrary, that it is the original form of the piece. Its current form appears to originate in the version of Yŏngsan Hoesang notated in the Sogak wŏnbo, for it closely resembles that piece in both melody and rhythm. Its first measure corresponds to the first three measures of Sangnyŏngsan, which appears to be an expanded version of the piece, as reflected also in the wider melodic range of the latter. In the process of adaptation, modal changes have also occurred. While this study has been hampered by a lack of materials, it is to be hoped that further studies comparing old musical scores with their currently perfonned equivalents will help to overcome this limitation.