Gagok

Gagok
Korean name
Hangul
가곡
Hanja
Revised Romanizationgagok
McCune–Reischauerkagok

Gagok (Korean: 가곡; Hanja: 歌曲) is a genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices.

Accompaniments and interludes are played by a small ensemble of traditional Korean musical instruments.

It is inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List from 2010, and enlisted as South Korean Intangible Cultural Property from 1969.

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