(syllables: ''dang-ak'') is a genre of traditional
Korea n court music. The name means "
Tang music," and the style was first adapted from Tang music during the
Unified Silla period in the late first millennium. It was continued through the
Goryeo (935-1394) and
Joseon (1394-1910) dynasties, when along with
Hyangak and
Aak it made up the three approved genres of court music. Dangak performances were accompanied by Tang-style dances known as ''dangak jeongjae''.
Together with hyangak, during the Joseon Dynasty dangak performances were the charge of the ''Jeonakseo'' (1394-1457) and later of the
Jangagwon , the court office of music. Performers of hyangak and dangak were drawn from the lower classes, in contrast to performers of aak.
