koreanlit1-5, Exercise 3: Pansori

Model answer:

Pansori is "musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer": the singer (changja) and the drummer (gosu), who plays a buk drum and drives the emotional rhythm. Repertoire: 12 original madang established in the 18th century; five still performed: Chunhyangga, Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Sugungga, Jeokbyeokga; a full madang can take up to ten hours.
Origin: "thought to have originated in the late 17th century"; unclear where, though the Honam region became the main site of its development.
Audiences: lower-class people at first; the upper classes are believed to have begun attending in the mid-18th century; the elite embraced it in the 19th, its golden age.
Heritage: National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 5 since 1964; UNESCO registration on 7 November 2003.

Hedges: the origin date ("thought to"), the earliest performers ("most likely shamans and street performers"), elite attendance ("believed"); weakly sourced sections include the shaman-songs theory.

Source: Wikipedia, Pansori.