가톨릭 상장예식의 연도악보 고찰

Abstract

In Korean Catholicism, when a funeral is held, believers gather together and spend all night offering a prayer with courtesy and sincerity for the deceased. The rite is called “Yeondo,” or today, it’s known as a requiem prayer. Yeondo is a part of a naturalized heritage culture; combined customs of Joseon and Catholic culture created by faithful ancestors to replace prohibited ancestral rites. The Yeondo (mourning song) melodies that were transmitted orally by believers were unified in 2004. However, the unified scores raise many issues such as diversified interpretations and instructing methods. Through comparative consideration, this study purposes a solution to modifying the scores. References include, “Book of Psalms 129 (130)” and “Litany of the Saints (Litany for Souls in Purgatory)” through Seoul (2005), Daegu (2012), Sŏnggyoyegyu (성교예규,1991), Sangjangyesik (상장예식 2014), Busan (2002), and Offer Score (2007). First, prayers should be said with a devote heart and accurate pronunciation with a rest beat before and after the collective chanting of prayers. Second, emotions should be expressed like in jeongak with the pitch changed to d gyemyeonjo that is lower by a note through ♭. Third, the melodic flow that cannot be expressed only with notes should be marked with sigimsae. Instead of marking notes with an accurate length, sigimsae should decorate them with grace and have regularity. Fourth, any marks, such as ⃩, over notes should be deleted. Finally, beats that fit the notes and regular beats should be used; try to use four thirds of a beat on notes, as they are familiar to the Korean people. The above proposals seek to prevent any transmutation of Yeondo that is capriciously changed by the taste of various people, which has continued for over 200 years. “Funeral Ceremonies” were made at the Catholic Bishops Conference of Korea (CBCK), which means that individuals cannot replace rites with pirate editions or change them according to one’s personal taste. However, an error in notation, different interpretations of the Bible, and the continuously issued, even simplification of ceremonies cause lack of reflecting reality. It Is now inevitable to correct and revise the prayers based on the “Bible” published at the Bishops’ Conferences of Korean Catholicism since 2005 and also the ceremonies by reflecting the decisions made at Bishops’ Conferences in 2017. The score revisions proposed in the study will hopefully be reflected in them.