Pak Tongjin (musician)

For the minister of foreign affairs of the same name, see Pak Tongjin.

Pak Tongjin (1916–2003) was a famous South Korean p'ansori musician.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Howard, Keith (November 18, 2006). Perspectives on Korean music. SOAS musicology series. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. pp. vii, 30, 62, & 217. ISBN 978-0754638926. OCLC 604319869. http://books.google.com/books?id=gcNTsjxpngoC&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=%22Pak+Tongjin%22&source=bl&ots=FQpg-64ZMW&sig=4vD71O1he4GZWooSu2rqwQ3-ApY&hl=en&ei=COWbTfC1DoP4swPhj837Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Pak%20Tongjin%22%20-wikipedia&f=false. Retrieved April 5, 2011. "For example, Pak Tongjin (1916-2003), appointed holder of p'ansori in 1973 for his skill in performing one of the five surviving stories, 'Chŏkpyŏkka/Song of the Red Cliff', divised a new p'ansori story, 'Yesyjŏn/The Story of Jesus', using traditional elements but, nonetheless, a story with no antecedent."
^ "Pak Tongjin". Music Encyclopedia - Operas.com.ar. Nuevarena.com. http://www.operas.com.ar/Music-Encyclopedia/62038/Pak-Tongjin.htm. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ 이규섭. [지은이 이규섭] [Kyu-sŏp Yi] (1994) (in Korean). 판소리답사기행 [Journey to Explore pansori]. Sŏul-si: Minyewŏn. pp. 243–251. ISBN 9788985878067. OCLC 679395593.

Howard, Keith (March 30, 2010). "Música Coreana - Guía del Oyente: Pansori [Korean Music - Listener's Guide]" (in Spanish). Artes Escénicas de Corea. Mauricio Martínez R. http://www.artesescenicasdecorea.org/musica/guiadeloyente/pansori/grabacion2.html. Retrieved April 5, 2011. "[Pak claims to know each of the pansori traditional stories. This is unusual because most singers are known for only a single piece. Here we find sufficient evidence of his versatility: all five traditional stories plus a 'new' show, a story based on the New Testament that confirms Pak's conversion to Christianity.]" Contains a discography for Pak Tongjin.
Jang, Yeonok (2001). "P'ansori performance style: audience responses and singers' perspectives". Ethnomusicology Forum (Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge) 10 (2): 99–121. doi:10.1080/09681220108567322. ISSN 1741-1920. OCLC 56722533. "In Seoul, Pak is a very popular singer, since he is a particularly good entertainer. His popularity comes largely from his witty remarks at the beginning of his performances or during them, ..."