01601nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001200043700001400055245011000069300001400179490000700193520124100200022001401441       2021                            d1 aLee Woo1 aNuri Kang00aA Study on the Cultural Symbolism of Court Music in Asia -Focusing on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage  a1929-19420 v123 aThis paper analyzes the royal music of three Asian countries designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Jongmyo Jeryeak in Korea, Gagaku in Japan, and Nha Nak in Vietnam, and reveals the cultural symbols inherent in them. As a research method, the history, contents, and performance patterns of court music of the three countries were summarized, and based on this, the universality and specificity on the cultural symbolism of court music were examined. The research results are as follows. First, the universal culture symbolism of court music in the three countries is ‘Taepyeongseongdae’. Second, as a special cultural symbol, the Korean Jongmyo ritual music is characterized by ‘Chung (Loyalty)’ and ‘Subjectivity’, Japanese Gagaku is ‘Hwa’, and Vietnamese Nyanac is ‘Improvement’ of knowledge and conduct. The reason why court music from the three Asian countries has a distinctive characteristic is that it shows different temporal and spatial differentiation along with the common mental structure of mankind. This paper has its significance as an academic attempt to understand the ideals and spirit of the country contained in the royal music, and the value of traditional music, a national symbol.  a2093-8721