tŏnŭm

Korean music

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…new sections or variations, called tŏnŭm. While these tŏnŭm inevitably contain textual adaptations, they also often incorporate changes to the rhythmic and melodic framework, which may alter the mood of the cycle (or cycle segment) as a whole. Historically, some tŏnŭm developed identities of their own and separated from their…
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