Gagok | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 가곡 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | gagok |
McCune–Reischauer | kagok |
Gagok (Korean: 가곡; Hanja: 歌曲) is a genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices.[1]
Accompaniments and interludes are played by a small ensemble of traditional Korean musical instruments.[2]
It is inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List from 2010,[2] and enlisted as South Korean Intangible Cultural Property from 1969.[3]