A Study on the Music of Samguksagi - Focusing on the Types of Instruments and the Thought of Music -

The purpose of this study is to first find and organize the types of instruments recorded in Samguksagi, and secondly, to study Samguksagi's musical ideas. Samguksagi recorded the music of the Three Kingdoms in the order of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje. In addition, the types of instruments in each country, their origins, and related contents were explained. Each country had three types of instruments: stringed instruments, wind instruments, and perfusion instruments. It was recorded that Silla's instruments were mainly modified from Chinese ones, but Goguryeo and Baekje were special in that they were described as their own instruments. Samguksagi's musical thought was, first, flunkeyism toward China. Second, there was Confucian Li-Yue(禮樂) thoughts. The reason for this is the maintenance of the political and social order of the Goryeo Kingdom by Kim Bu-sik, the head of Samguksagi's compilation, and the historical lessons of the leadership. In other words, it is because of Kim Bu-sik's intention to write in honor of China's Pre-Qin Confucianism.