How do we classify music?
How do we classify music? It's possible according to times, principles to make sound, players, places, and more… In music, the name we call music differs according to times. Hyangak(향악, 鄕樂) in Korean history of music, for example, implies the indigenous music where it was the primary music during or before Goryeo period. Or it can be a counterpart to Chinese music after the Chinese music had been imported to Korean peninsula under the name of Dangak(당악, 唐樂, literally meaning the music of Tang, China). How to make sound? Yes, that can be another way to classify music, but it happens mostly when we classify instruments. As to the result of the classification, the purpose or use of music may differ as well. Players, we can see many different kinds of players -- some are buskers, and some are professional musicians or musicians at the Royal court. Their social classes were different for sure, and repertoires that they played were also different. Of course, genres of music w...