전환기 민속악계의 향방: 1960년대를 중심으로

Abstract

This article restructures the overall circumstances of folk music in 1960s which have not been precisely defined other than the conventional facts known in the present, using to existing studies and primary historical source of newspaper articles and thus confirm detailed information regarding the subject. Korean Traditional Music Association had been concentrating on including playing the leading figure in the conservation business of Korean traditional music as well as providing musical performances and making attempts to define theories of Korean traditional music by establishing Folk Music Research center. The School of Korean Traditional Music had been focusing on folk music founded Korean Traditional Music Research Center and Korean Traditional Music Education Research Center to set general systems for theories related to Korean traditional music and its education in 1960s. Additionally, it has expanded the basis of Korean traditional music through hosting the first National Korean Traditional Training and Intangible Cultural Asset Lectures. Korean Traditional Music Orchestra made by the School of Korean Traditional Music had been developed various musical instruments for folk music through Research Association for the Enhancement of Musical Instruments for Korean Traditional Music. Also demonstrated these new instruments in folk music performances in orchestra as the pioneer of the enhancement of musical instruments for Korean traditional music. The National Changgeuk Theater of Korea prevented the qualitative improvement of Changgeuk can be assumed by seeing that lacking number of members who had been eking out a living only with the payment they received from their performance in National Changgeuk Theater of Korea decreased, intermittent practice for Changgeuk. On the other hand, it was found that Pansori duets which was originally produced under the pressure for continuous performance of Changgeuk started becoming more popular among general public leading it to find its place as a new performance even in present. The world of folk music took preemptive action in the implementation of Intangible cultural heritage protection law which became concrete starting in the early 1960s. the School of Korean Traditional Music was hosting intangible cultural heritage announcement and Training Business for intangible cultural heritage. Such efforts made by the world of folk music can be viewed as a driving force making it possible for some categories of folk music to be appointed as intangible cultural heritages in 1960s.