A gosu (literally "drummer") is a drummer in performances of pansori, a form of traditional Korean narrative/theater that is usually performed by just two musicians: a solo singer and a drummer. The gosu supports the sorikkun, or singer, by providing rhythms with a soribuk (pansori drum), a shallow barrel drum with a pine body and two cowhide heads. Impromptu short verbal sounds made by the gosu, called chuimsae, also play an important role.

Pansori gosu
Gosu
Korean name
Hangul
판소리 고수
Hanja
판소리
Revised RomanizationPansori Gosu
McCune–ReischauerP'ansori Kosu

Famous people

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Late Joseon Dynasty

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  • Song Gwang-rok[1] (宋光祿)
  • Joo Duk-gi[2] (朱德基)

Japanese Colonial Period

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  • Han Sung-jun[3] (韓成俊)

Recently

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  • Kim Myung-hwan [4](金命煥)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "송광록", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2016-05-29, retrieved 2019-03-20
  2. ^ "주덕기", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2015-11-10, retrieved 2019-03-20
  3. ^ "한성준", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2018-11-19, retrieved 2019-03-20
  4. ^ "김명환 (1913년)", 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean), 2017-07-28, retrieved 2019-03-20