Music of North Korea
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The first evidence of Korean music is ancient, and it has been well-documented by surviving written materials since the 15th century and was brought to heights of excellence during the Yi kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Japan's invasion of Korea eliminated Korean music from 1905 to 1945. A brief post-war period rewakened folk and patriotic music. By 1951, Korea was split, into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North and the Republic of Korea or South Korea from which emerged two different approaches to music.
In North Korea, culture, including music, was controlled by an government which encouraged light, state-sponsored music, or music with patriotic worker-driven themes played on radios or in public by large worker's orchestras.
Korean music
Main article: Korean music
Korean music includes kinds of both folk and classical, courtly music, including genres like sanjo, pansori and nongak.
The three types of Korean court music are aak, hyangak and tangak.