Middle Ages (300 A.D.-1350 A.D.) Music and Dancing was very popular.-In 453 A.D. Korean musicians and dancers were trained in Mainland East Asia further enriched the sources of music in the courts and temples.-As for 612 A.D. A Korean immigrant from Paekche, named Mimashi, had begun teaching Gigaku (A foreign music and dance) to youths. (William P-Malm Page 285.)-During the period 612-712 A.D. There were records of Ancient Matters. There was a dance called Utagaki, where a group dances and sings performed before sexual intercourse and related to tribal practices elsewhere in East Asia.-During 697-707 A.D. After the fall of the Patriarchal System of Government, the Emperor Mammu democratic edict, declared the throne of the civilization rested on the people in which to wield power.-In 752 A.D. Hundreds of musicians and dancers were assembled for dedication of a Giant Buddhist Statue at the Todaiji Temple in Nara. This was an insight into one of the most brillant periods of East Asia musical history.-During 794-1185 A.D. Was the Heian period, where favorite pastimes in the imperial court included poetry composition, music, indoor games, sports and seasonal excursions of various kinds. There most favorite games were Go, Shori, and Tag, where players' attempt to throw arrows into a jar. (Inoue Shun.)-During 833-850 A.D. Dancing was very popular, dancers were performed in pairs, usually one dance was performed with four males. Dancers were classified as left and right. The left dancers were from China, Central Asia. And the right dancers were from Korea. They were dressed in Bugaku, which are elaborate and richly colored costumes.-In 926 A.D. The Kingdom of Parhce was conquered.-In 936 A.D. Wang Keon (King T'Aejo)(The Posthumos title by which he is known to history.) He attacked and easily subdued later Paekche, and Korea was once again united.-In 950 A.D. There was an exercise called Nembutsu, which was taught in China. It was a...
