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Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. String. Korean string instruments include those that are ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. Traditional Korean musical instruments; A. Ajaeng; B. Bak (instrument) Bianqing; Bianzhong; Bipa; Bu (instrument) Buk (drum) C.
The haegeum (Korean: 해금) is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a vertical fiddle with two strings; derived from the ancient Chinese xiqin.It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.
The gayageum or kayagum (Korean: 가야금; Hanja: 伽倻琴) is a traditional Korean musical instrument. It is a plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument. [1]
Bak (Korean: 박; Hanja: 拍) is a wooden clapper used in Korean court and ritual music. [1] [2] The person playing the bak is called jipbak, serving as the conductor or musical supervisor for the group. The bak creates the clapping sound if clapped to indicate when the music starts. [1]
The janggu (Korean: 장구, also transliterated as janggo or changgo) or seyogo (세요고; 細腰鼓; lit. slim waist drum) is a drum often used in traditional Korean music. [1] [2] It consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from various types of leather. [2]
The saenghwang (Korean: 생황) is a traditional Korean wind instrument. It is a free reed mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. It is related to the Japanese instrument shō, which is also derived from the sheng. [1] The instrument was referred to historically as saeng (생; 笙) or u (우) during the Goryeo period. [1]
The buk (Korean: 북) is a traditional Korean drum.While the term buk is a native Korean word used as a generic term meaning "drum" (the Sino-Korean word being go), it is most often used to refer to a shallow barrel-shaped drum, with a round wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal skin.