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It is ten years since Uncho Dr. Jang Sa-hun(1916-1991) passed away. With Dr. Yi Hye-gu, Dr. Jang Sa-hun played a crucial role of establishing the academic foundation of Korean musicology as the first generation, publishing more than forty important works including the first book, 『Minyo wa Hyangto akg』(민요와 향토악기) in 1948. The studies performed by Dr. Jang Sa-hun cover all kinds of theme in almost all ages. They include the musical history from the ancient to the modern and the whole musicology. The written materials he read extensively were the ones which had not been introduced or had been neglected in academic circles. Dr. Jang made them come to the outer world and extended the scope of Korean musicology to the great extent. In "Samguksagi Akji ui Sinyeongu"(三國史記 樂志의 新硏究 ), he exclusively dealt with music and music instruments in Three Kingdom Age and in "Jangakwongo"(掌樂院攷) and "Yijo ui Yeoak"(李朝의 女樂), he argued about the musician and musical institution in Joseon period. In "Hanguk akgi ui Byeoncheon"(韓國樂器의 變遷), he talked about the transitional process of musical instruments from those of the ancient to the new ones of the late Joseon. There are his profound academic achievements associated with Jeongjae(呈才), such as the papers, "Jeongjae Changsa gwangyu"(呈才唱詞 管窺, 1966), "Hyangag Jeongjae wa dangag Jeongjae"(鄕樂呈才와 唐樂呈才, 1977), 『Hangug Jeontong muyong seoseol』(韓國傳統舞踊序說, 1977), and the books, 『Hangug Jeontong muyong yeongu』(韓國傳統舞踊硏究, 1977) and 『Hangug muyong gaeron』(韓國舞踊槪論, 1984). In "Jangagwongo"(掌樂院攷, 1981) dealing with the Jejo(提調) of previous Jangagwon and Agje(樂制) of Jangagwon is the writing of Jangagwon open to the approaches to the music sociology and the history of institution. Dr. Jang Sa-hun extended the study area of musicology, consistently introducing new documents into the academic circles and producing the achievements based on them. He tried to develop new themes that have never been argued as the object of musical history. In addition, his achievements became the ground for Korean musicology to take a step forward. It should be considered whether 'now and here' of Korean musicology including the excavation of materials is more advanced and extended than the accomplishments Dr. Jang left or not. That is, we should think of how many materials have been newly discovered and how much efforts have been made and what the improvements in the interpretation of materials are after his death.