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Uncho Jang Sa-Hoon has arranged the Korean music history three times. In describing the Korean music history, he combines the kingdom-wise distinction with the music styles. His rearrangement of the Korean music history is characterized as follows ; first, the music during or before Koryo dynasty is described in reference to the ancient music literature of Korea, China and Japan. Second, the music during early Chosun dynasty is described in reference to literature and musical notes with the focus on actual musical changes. Third, the music during late Chosun dynasty is described centering around Gagok, Gasa, Sijo and Pansori. Furthermore, he describes the changes of the Korean music even since 1945 only to help establish the backbone of the Korean music history.