Korean Music Performance

Sillagodoga _ Journey

• *Gayageum Byeongchang: A performance genre in which a performer sings and plays an instrument at a same time
• *Hwarang: Hwarang, also known as Hwarang Corps, and Flowering Knights,[1] were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that lasted until the 10th century. There were educational institutions as well as social clubs where members gathered for all aspects of study, originally for arts and culture as well as religious teachings stemming mainly from Korean Buddhism.
• *Wonhwa: The Wonhwa (original flowers) were a class of female warrior cadets in 6th-century Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It is not clear to what extent they ever engaged in battle. Created in the reign of King Jinheung, the first group of Wonhwa consisted of about 300 young girls chosen for their beauty and skill. Their leaders were two women. However, after one of them committed murder, the Wonhwa class was abolished, and replaced by the all-male Hwarang.

Contents:

1. 1.Hyeseongga 혜성가 (Comet song)
   Countless starts fall in the night sky and Hwarangs begin their jorney.
2. 2.Chugyeonmu 축연무 (Korean Folk Dance)
   Time for enjoying the banquet and Hwarang’s martial arts
3. 3.Yeohaeng 여행 (Traveling)
   The Golden Silla, welcoming the new era of Hwarang and Wonhwa, holds a festival.