This study analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of the types of musical instruments used in the funeral songs in the Busan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and Gyeongsangnam-do (abbreviated as Bu-Ul-Gyeong) to classify cultural...
This study analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of the types of musical instruments used in the funeral songs in the Busan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and Gyeongsangnam-do (abbreviated as Bu-Ul-Gyeong) to classify cultural regions. As a result, a total of three funeral songs were used in the funeral songs of the Bu-Ul-Gyeong region, and a total of four sound culture regions were categorized, including the type of the funeral songs sung without musical instruments. In detail, the northern plains region is mainly distributed along the continuous plains of the Nakdong river and its tributary, the Hwang river basin, a large number of areas where drums are mainly used for the funeral songs. The western mountainous region is characterized by the Pingkyung culture, found in Geochang, Hamyang, Sancheong, and Hadong in the Sobaek mountains. The eastern intermontane and coastal region is characterized by the singing of the funeral songs without instruments, with some areas along the banks of the Nakdong river using drums. Finally, the central and southern coastal areas are mainly characterized by the use of the Kkwaenggwari, with some areas along the Nakdong river and Gahwacheon using the drum and Pingkyung.