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The eoeungeum or oungum (Korean: 어은금) is a stringed musical instrument invented and played in North Korea.It is between the size of a mandolin and a mandola, and commonly has four single strings.
After the division of Korea in 1945 and the establishment of North Korea in 1948, revolutionary song-writing traditions were channeled into support for the state, eventually becoming a style of patriotic song called taejung kayo (대중가요) in the 1980s [6] combining classical Western symphonic music, the Soviet socialist realism style, and Korean traditional musical forms. [7]
The instrument's loud, wailing cry lends itself to outdoor, public occasions, and it tends to be accompanied—in Korea and elsewhere—by drums and other percussion instruments. In North Korea , a new jang-saenap with oboe-like keys, a mellower sound, and an extended range has been developed.
Dae piri (대피리) – A modernised instrument with clarinet-like keys, used only in North Korea [citation needed] Taepyeongso (태평소; 太平簫; also called hojeok, saenap or nallari ) – A conical oboe with a wooden body and metal bell
To play modern music, gayageum with a greater number of strings have been developed, increasing the instrument's range. Gayageum are available with 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25 strings, [2] though instruments with more strings are available custom-made. [5] The 21-string gayageum is normally found in North Korea. Types of gayageum
The sohaegeum (소해금) is a modernized fiddle with four strings, used only in North Korea and in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China. photo [permanent dead link ] The haegeum is a Korean musical instrument played with a wooden bow between two strings, standing in line with a large wooden block standing vertically on top of ...
There are many things the rest of the world just doesn’t understand about North Korea. The rogue nation celebrates rocket launches and nuclear testing like no other, and Kim Jong Un antagonizes ...
The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but has developed since the division of Korea in 1945. Juche, officially the Juche idea, is the state ideology of North Korea. Juche displays North Korea's cultural distinctiveness as it is the origin and sole adopter of the ideology. [1]