조선후기 委巷人의 음악 활동에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study examined the musical activities of Wihangin, a social class of literary persons newly appearing in late Chosun centering around the collection of works. Literary men’s music during late Chosun was enjoyed not just by literary men in the social status of yangban but also by Wihangin, people in the social status lower than that of jungin. During late Chosun, Wihangin was in the jungin’s status equipped with economic stability as well as basic refinement that yangban had then, so they were with both wealth and academic refinement; however, they were bridled for their social status that could not be elevated from jungin’s to yangban’s in a legitimate way. The aspects that they tried to relieve such internal pain were shown in Wihang Literature Movement. As an aspect of that context, they did musical activities particularly. With the advent of them, literary men’s music during late Chosun could be developed more actively. As an aspect of practicing the art of music, both literary men in the social status of yangban and they enjoyed the pungryubang music culture playing instruments together regardless of their social status in Chosun where a Confucian social class system was strictly applied, and in fact, this formed the drive that encouraged Wihangin to enjoy music and do musical activities. In addition, they played roles in accepting and transmitting yangban’s culture and folk culture both and influenced the development of music culture in late Chosun significantly. As Wihangin’s musical activities became even more vitalized, they existed as more opened and inclusive forms. During late Chosun, the music that had been enjoyed by either yangban or sadaebu exclusively before were spread to Wihangin as well, and it was enjoyed also in the form of pungryubang performances. This led to even more vitalization of Wihangin’s activities and contributed to the expansion of the class accepting music. Also, they exhibited musical activities freely. We can see from them the aspects of creative men enjoying mental freedom beyond limitations lying in reality and also the aspects of music people pursuing modernism and making a world of art not restricted for their social status or any subordination. Pungryu they enjoyed, in fact, embraced their expression of will to realize the society of freedom and equality and spirit pursuing a broader world.