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{{Short description|Genre of Korean court music}}
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|hangul=당악
|hanja=唐樂
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'''''Dangak''''' ({{Korean|hangul=당악}}) is a genre of traditional [[Korean court music]].  The name means "[[Tang dynasty|Tang]] music", and the style was first adapted from Tang Dynasty Chinese music during the [[Unified Silla]] period in the late first millennium.  It was continued through the [[Goryeo]] (918–1392) and [[Joseon]] (1392–1910) dynasties, when, along with ''[[hyangak]]'' and ''[[aak]]'' it was one of the three approved genres of court music.  ''Dangak'' performances were accompanied by Tang-style dances known as ''dangak jeongjae''.

Together with ''hyangak'', during the Joseon Dynasty ''dangak'' performances were the charge of the ''Jeonakseo'' ({{Korean|hangul=전악서|hanja=典樂署|labels=no}}; 1394–1457) and later of the [[Jangagwon]] ({{Korean|hangul=장악원|hanja=掌樂院|labels=no}}), the court office of music. Performers of ''hyangak'' and ''dangak'' were drawn from the lower classes, in contrast to performers of ''aak''.{{ref|class1}}

<!--this may be wrong, as the piece evolved during the Song Dynasty-->
One of the most famous pieces in the ''dangak'' repertoire is called ''Nakyangchun'' ({{Korean|hangul=낙양춘|hanja=洛陽春|lit="Spring in [[Luoyang]]"|labels=no}}). The American composer [[Lou Harrison]], who studied traditional music in South Korea in 1941, created an arrangement of this work.  The Korean composer [[Isang Yun]] also composed a [[contemporary classical music|contemporary]] orchestral work entitled ''Loyang'', in 1962.

''Nakyangchun'' and a second piece, ''[[Boheoja]]'' ({{korean|hangul=보허자|hanja=步虛子|lit=Pacing the Void|labels=no}}), are the only surviving pieces of ''Dangak'' music.{{ref|class2}}

==See also==
*[[Yayue]]
*[[Aak]]
*[[Hyangak]]
*[[Korean culture]]
*[[Korean music]]
*[[List of musical genres]]
*[[Tōgaku]]
*[[Taoist music]]
*[[Guoyue]]
*[[Nhã nhạc]]

==References==
#{{note|class1}}  Song (1999), p.&nbsp;22.
#{{note|class2}} {{cite web|url=http://www.ncktpa.go.kr/eng/aboutg/pdf/29.pdf|title=Data|website=www.ncktpa.go.kr|format=PDF|access-date=2007-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621214050/http://www.ncktpa.go.kr/eng/aboutg/pdf/29.pdf|archive-date=2007-06-21|url-status=dead}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=Korean music: Historical and other aspects|first=Bang-song|last=Song|isbn=89-88095-13-8|publisher=Jimoondang|location=Seoul|year=1999}}

==External links==
*[http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=1485743 Video of a performance of ''Nakyangchun'']

[[Category:Korean styles of music]]
[[Category:Arts in Joseon]]
[[Category:Korean court music]]

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