이왕직아악부의 궁내성 출장과 궁중음악의 변화

Abstract

This study aims to examine the changes in court music during the 1930s by examining the 1936 travel report of Japan’s Kungnaesŏng, which is included in Chosŏn aak in Changsŏgak. The purpose of the trip, as stated in the travel report written by Ham Hwa-chin, the president of aak, and Kim Dŏk-Kyu, the head of aak, was to watch the open concert held by Kunaicho and to tour the Akpu. Ham Hwa-chin’s travel reports, “The Tour of Kunaicho and the Research Overview,” describes the status and operation of the Akpu, the music performed, and the operation of the members, while “The Review of Attending the Akpu Concerts” records his impressions of the Akpu concerts, which both Western and aak instruments were played as an orchestral music. Regarding the concerts, Ham Hwa-chin expressed confusion about the future direction of Yiwangjik aakpu and the preservation of Chosŏn aak. This was due to the forceful demands for change imposed by Japan, leaving no other option but to accept them. Kim Dŏk-Kyu’s travel report summarizes the advice of the deputy director, Chiei Yidaka, whom he met in Tokyo. The advice was for the members of the aak to be disciplined and not to indulge in extravagance, and that they should especially make efforts to create new songs. This indicates that they forced the aak members to cooperate with the upcoming schedule in a crude way, questioning their lifestyles or learning attitudes. Although the travel reports were written in the names of the two aak members, the reports provide evidence of the ways in which the Japanese Kungnaesŏng officials were involved in the operation of Yiwangjik aakpu. Based on the travel reports, this study also examines the state of court music during the 1930s. Yiwangjik aakpu’s musical activities outside the palace included Chosŏn Shrine (1926), Chosŏn Governor-General’s House in Yongsan (1926), Fair Hall (1929), Outdoor Event Hall in Ch'anggyŏnggung (1924), Kyŏngsŏng Broadcasting Station (1928), and Pumin'gwan (1938). Following the death of King Sunjong, the activities of Yiwangjik aakpu already changed drastically. After a business trip to Kungnaesŏng, Yiwangjik aakpu played songs praising the Japanese Empire composed in Western music with Korea’s traditional instrument. By investigating the status of Yiwangjik aakpu which changed according to the Japanese colonial policy, this study reveals numerous changes in the tradition of Korean court music during that period.