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The sanjo gayageum version of the instrument has closer string spacing and a shorter length to let musicians play the faster passages required for sanjo. [2] The sanjo gayageum is now the most widespread form of gayageum. [3] All traditional gayageum use silk strings, though since the late 20th century, some musicians use nylon.
Seul (슬; 瑟) – A long zither with 25 strings, derived from the Chinese se; used today only in Munmyo jeryeak (Korean Confucian ritual music) photo; Geum (금; 琴) – A 7-stringed zither, derived from the Chinese guqin; also called chilheyongeum; used today only in Munmyo jeryeak (Korean Confucian ritual music) photo
Jung started learning to play the gayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument, at 12 years old. She said it became a big part of her life, so she continued to play it as she developed her music career. [3] She found the instrument when she started taking traditional Korean dance in elementary school.
Hwang Byungki (31 May 1936, in Seoul – 31 January 2018) [1] was the foremost South Korean player of the gayageum, a 12-string zither with silk strings. He was also a composer and an authority on sanjo, a form of traditional Korean instrumental music.
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Korean traditional music is also known as Gugak (national music). The first evidence of Korean music appeared in the extant text of Samguk sagi (History of the three kingdoms) in 1145, which described two string-like instruments; Gayageum and Geomungo. [1] Traditional Korean music was brought to heights of excellence under the kings of the ...
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