Korean Tune, Valuable Musical Heritage of Korean People

 Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) -- Korean tune is a valuable musical heritage of the Korean people.
From olden times the Korean people have widely used various rhythms in many songs and dances they have created in the course of their working life.
Korean tune is varied, and its resonance is so subtle and delicate that it has a unique charm that makes the audience dance with their shoulders moving up and down. Korean tune is very diverse and rich.
Typical of them is Yangsando tune.
Yangsando tune is used in many musical works for its pleasant, optimistic and splendid emotional characteristics.
"Ballad of Gold Mountains", "Song of Big Hauls in the Sea" and other songs and dances created on the basis of Korean tune that sustain their peculiarities enrich the treasure house of the Juche-oriented musical art and contribute to the cultural and emotional life of the people.
Korean tune was registered as a national intangible cultural heritage in August this year. -0-