琴合字譜의 역사적 의미

Abstract

Kŭm-hapchabo 『琴合字譜』(Tablature Notation for Kŏmun'go거문고) is the musical manuscript for kŏmun'go (six-stringed zither) by a music official of Changagwŏn 掌樂院 (Royal Music Institute of the Chosŏn 朝鮮 Dynasty). An Sang 安瑺, the music officer of Changagwŏn comprehensively manages the compilation of musical manuscript, asked Hong Sŏn-jong 洪善終 musician of Changagwŏn to collect melody of the times, and repair the existing hapchabo 合字譜 (combined character notation), asked Hŏ Ŏk-pong 許億鳳, court musician majoring in taegŭm 大笒 (long transverse flute), to create taegŭm notation, and asked Yi Mu-gŭm 李無 金 to create changgu 杖鼓 (hourglass drum) notation, to maximize the professionalism. In addition, Kŭm-hapchabo is important in that it is the manuscript of the 16th century from compilation to publication. If it ceased at ‘compilation’, the distribution of note is restricted, but if it reached publication, the scope of distribution gets much larger. In addition, there is a possibility that this manuscript was achieved in national dimension in that compilation was supervised by officials of Changagwŏn and completed with participation of music specialists. Kŭm-hapchabo was specially created by adopting music notation type of hapchabo and aimed to make musical note which could be easily played by beginning artists. This makes us to think the possibility that music was selected which could be communicated to private sectors beyond the supervision of ‘music for king’ by the musicians as well as music that belonged to Changagwŏn in the 16th century. In short, it is clear that completion of Kŭm-hapchabo is primarily personal achievement and credit of An Sang but this study tried to check that it might result in compilation and publication into national project through analysis of contents and purpose of compilation.