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What are the musical characteristics of Koreans?

Most of the folk songs sung in collective labor are segmented songs with distinct rhythm, and they are mostly sung in the form of leading the crowd. The lead singer's melody is more free to stretch, improvising words, and using more words in harmony cavity, with warm feelings; The music structure is short, and it is common to find songs with overlapping paragraphs and two parts. Housework ballads are mostly solo, with free rhythm, euphemistic melody and wide range.

Lyric ballads are numerous and have a wide range of subjects, including all aspects of people's lives. Such as love songs, Arirang, Da Lang Ling, Silver Silk Darling, girls and boys, etc.

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Korean religious belief

Although there is no unified religion for the Korean people, religion has exerted different profound influences on the Korean people in different historical periods. Primitive religions include totem worship and ancestor worship. Later, Dangong and other ethnic religions came into being. Shamanism is a traditional religion of the Korean people.

After Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were introduced into Korea, although there was no unified national religion, religion had different profound influences on the Korean people in different historical periods. Primitive religions include totem worship and ancestor worship. Later, Dangong and other ethnic religions came into being. Shamanism is a traditional religion of the Korean people.

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