2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2249.2011.00332.x
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The Tale of the Three Young Brothers: an Analytical Study of Music and Communal Joy (Hŭng) in Korean Folk Culture

Abstract: When discussing the essential characteristics of traditional Korean folk music, Korean musicians and scholars often refer to the emotional states of han and hŭng– forms of suffering and communally experienced joy, respectively. This article focusses in particular on hŭng (communal joy), exploring what this state involves, introducing the traditional performance contexts that are particularly associated with it and then investigating how musicians contribute towards its growth, via detailed analysis of a single… Show more

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“…See also Mills (2011) for further analysis of how musical performance is used to generate a shared emotion of "communal joy" (hŭng), not only in Korean shaman ritual but also in other forms of Korean folk music. 12 There is now quite extensive scholarship detailing the therapeutic strategies employed by mudang.…”
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“…See also Mills (2011) for further analysis of how musical performance is used to generate a shared emotion of "communal joy" (hŭng), not only in Korean shaman ritual but also in other forms of Korean folk music. 12 There is now quite extensive scholarship detailing the therapeutic strategies employed by mudang.…”
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confidence: 99%