『현금동문유기』중 琴譜(금보)의 문헌적 연구

Abstract

Hyeongeumdongmunyugi is a music book that Yi Deokyun compiled from various sources. It includes a few writings of the early Joseon era, some of which are now completely lost. It is considered of great value for music history record because it has a few scores that are regarded as the key to the study of music history. This study is to evaluate the credibility of Hyeongeumdongmunyugi as a documentary record before those lost scores found in the book are to be restored. The study was conducted by comparing the two cited scores, Ansang Geumbo and Yanggeumsinbo, in Hyeongeumdongmunyugi and their originals that still exist. The part cited from Ansang Geumbo was examined first, which had to be separated in two sections, music theory and score. It turned out that Yi Deokyun cited 68% of the music theory recorded in Ansang Geumbo for his book. Judging from the comparison with the original, he cited them almost verbatim. In case of score, he took one out of 9 scores of Ansang Geumbo, which is pyeongjo mandaeyeop. He didn’t copy the entire score but cited only hapjabo and bakbo for geomungo. Each note of both scores was compared and, except for a couple of notes, everything else was the same. Therefore, it could be said that Yi Deokyun faithfully followed Ansang Geumbo when he cited it in his book. The next is what Yi Deokyun cited from Yanggeumsinbo. There was only a case where he cited Yanggeumsinbo, which wasn’t score but an account about johyeonbeop. When the cited and the original were compared, they were identical except for the title that Yi Deokyun made distinct. So, here again, it showed that Yi Deokyun followed the original faithfully. In conclusion, when Yi Deokyun cited Ansang Geumbo and Yanggeumsinbo in his book, he rarely made any change in the originals. For the reason, Hyeongeumdongmunyugi can be taken as a credible source for restoration. It is hoped that this study will contribute to the restoration of the lost scores.