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Go (drum)
The ''buk'' () is a traditional Korean drum. While the term ''buk'' is a native Korean word used as a generic term meaning "drum" (the Sino-Korean vocabulary, Sino-Korean word being ''go''), it is most often used to refer to a shallow Korean barrel drum, barrel-shaped drum, with a round wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal skin. Buk are categorized as ''hyeokbu'' (혁부, ) which are instruments made with leather, and has been used for ''jeongak'' (Korean court music) and folk music. History The buk used for court music are usually fixed with nails on the rims, while ones used for folk music are usually tied up with leather straps to form the shape. Performers in the court music usually beat their with ''bukchae'' (북채, a drum stick) on one hand or two hands together, while drummers in the folk music commonly beat their with it on their right hand as hitting the other side of the buk with their bare left hand. A while ago, even ''jong'' (종, bell) was ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound. There is usually a resonant head on the underside of the drum. Other techniques have been used to cause drums to make sound, such as the thumb roll. Drums are the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Drums may be played individually, with the player using a single drum, and some drums such as the djembe are almost always played in this way. Others are normally played in a set of two or more, all played by one player, such as bongo drums and timpani. A number of different drums together with cymbals form the basic modern drum kit. Many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the highest population of approximately 3,800,000 people (760,000 households), which was much larger than that of Silla (850,000 people) and similar to that of Goguryeo (3,500,000 people). Baekje was founded by Onjo of Baekje, Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Jumong and Soseono, at Wiryeseong (present-day southern Seoul). Baekje, like Goguryeo, claimed to succeed Buyeo kingdom, Buyeo, a state established in present-day Manchuria around the time of Gojoseon's fall. Baekje alternately battled and allied with Goguryeo and Silla as the three kingdoms expanded control over the peninsula. At its peak in the 4th century, Baekje controlled most of the western Korean peninsula, as far north as Pyongyang, and may ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beopgonori
''Beopgonori'' () is a type of traditional Korean performance. In the performance, a drummer plays the ''beopgo'' (), a small drum, while dancing. The name ''beopgo'' originally refers to one of the four Buddhist instruments. In the late Joseon period, Buddhist monks often went about asking for alms with a dharma drum set up on the roadside or formed a '' nongak'' (farmers’ music) band and begged for rice. These monks were called ''beopgo'' monks (drumming monks) or ''gutjungpae'', meaning a group of monks who played percussion music to raise money. Procedure According to "'' Dongguk sesigi''" ("''A Record of the Seasonal Customs of the Eastern Kingdom"''), ''beopgo'' is the practice of Buddhist monks coming into the city carrying a drum and going from house to house as they beat the drum. It is written in "''Hanyangsesigi''" ("''A Record of the Seasonal Customs of Hanyang''") that ''beopgo'' monks, wearing straw hats and playing the drum and gong, also wearing a flower made of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janggu
The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or ''seyogo'' () is a drum often used in traditional Korean music. It consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from various types of leather. The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmonious joining of Um and Yang. The janggu is one of the four components of samul nori (사물놀이), alongside the buk (북), jing (징) and kkwaenggwari (꽹과리). History The earliest depictions of the instrument were inscribed on a bell belonging to the Silla (57 BC–935 AD) period and in a mural painting of the same period in Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) tomb. The oldest written records about an hourglass-shaped drum may be traced to the reign of King Munjong (1047–1084) of Goryeo as a field instrument. The Korean record from 1451 titled '' Goryeo-sa'', or History of Goryeo, in chapter 70, records twenty ''janggu'' as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangak
''Dangak'' () is a genre of traditional Korean court music. The name means " Tang music", and the style was first adapted from Tang Dynasty Chinese music during the Unified Silla period in the late first millennium. It was continued through the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1910) dynasties, when, along with ''hyangak'' and '' aak'' it was one of the three approved genres of court music. ''Dangak'' performances were accompanied by Tang-style dances known as ''dangak jeongjae''. Together with ''hyangak'', during the Joseon Dynasty ''dangak'' performances were the charge of the ''Jeonakseo'' (; 1394–1457) and later of the Jangagwon (), the court office of music. Performers of ''hyangak'' and ''dangak'' were drawn from the lower classes, in contrast to performers of ''aak''. One of the most famous pieces in the ''dangak'' repertoire is called ''Nakyangchun'' (). The American composer Lou Harrison, who studied traditional music in South Korea in 1941, created an arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unification" by Korean historians as it not only unified the Later Three Kingdoms but also incorporated much of the ruling class of the northern kingdom of Balhae, who had origins in Goguryeo of the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to Korean historians, it was during the Goryeo period that the individual identities of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla were successfully merged into a single entity that became the basis of the modern-day Koreans, Korean identity. The name "Korea" is derived from the name of Goryeo, also romanized as Koryŏ, which was first used in the early 5th century by Goguryeo; Goryeo was a successor state to Later Goguryeo and Goguryeo. Throughout its existence, Goryeo, alongside Unified S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). Dong-A Publishing was merged into Doosan Donga, a subsidiary of Doosan Group, in February 1985. The ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a major encyclopedia in South Korea. Digital edition EnCyber The online version of the ''Doosan Encyclopedia'' was named EnCyber, which is a blend of two English words: ''Encyclopedia'' and ''Cyber''. The company has stated that, with the trademark, it aims to become a center of living knowledge. EnCyber provides free content to readers via South Korean portals such as Naver. Naver has risen to the top position in the search engine market of South Korea partially because of the popularity of EnCyber encyclopedia. When Naver exclusively contracted Doosan Doonga in 2003, the former paid multi billion won to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogeum
The ''sogeum'' (; also spelled ''sogum'' or ''sogŭm'') is a small bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger '' daegeum'', it does not have a buzzing membrane (although it did have one in ancient times). It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. The overall length and thickness are not constant because ''sogeum'' is made of natural bamboo, but it is 40 cm long and 2.2 cm thick. Other larger flutes in the same family include the medium-sized '' junggeum'' and the large ''daegeum''; the three together are known as ''samjuk'' (hangul: 삼죽; hanja: 三 竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla period. The ''sogeum'' has the highest and clearest tone among wind instruments, and is often composed of singular numbers in ensemble, where other wind instruments are composed of multiple instruments. Playing method Sogeum is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junggeum
The ''junggeum'' (), also ''chunggum'' or ''chunggŭm'', is a medium-sized transverse bamboo flute formerly used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger '' daegeum'', it does not have a buzzing membrane (although it did have one in ancient times). It was used in court, aristocratic, and folk music in premodern times, but is rarely used today. Other flutes in the same family include the '' daegeum'' and ''sogeum''; the three together are known as ''samjuk'' (hangul: 삼죽; hanja: 三 竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla period. Both of these are still used in traditional music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. The ''junggeum'' currently used in the National Gugak Center is about 65 cm long and 1.7 cm in diameter. See also * Bamboo musical instruments * Daegeum * Dizi * Traditional music of Korea *Sogeum The ''sogeum'' (; also spelled ''sogum'' or ''sogŭm'') is a small bamboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daegeum
The ''daegeum'' (also spelled ''taegum'', ''daegum'' or ''taegŭm'') is a large bamboo flute, a transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre. It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. And ''daegeum'' has a wide range and has a fixed pitch, so other instruments tune in to the ''daegeum'' when playing together. It is critical to understand that there are two types of daegeum: Jeongak and Sanjo. Jeongak Daegeum is a bit longer than Sanjo Daegeum and is the formal daegeum used historically at court. Sanjo Daegum is a bit shorter and historically more associated with the commoners. They both have the unique and aforementioned buzzing membrane. Smaller flutes in the same family include the ''junggeum'' () and ''sogeum'' (), neither of which today have a buzzing membrane. The three together are known as ''samjuk'' (; literally "three bamboo" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipa
The ''bipa'' () is a pear-shaped lute that is a traditional Korean musical instrument. It is derived from Chinese traditional musical instruments, Chinese ''pipa'' and was introduced through the Silk Road to Goguryeo and Silla. There are two major types of ''bipa'': the four stringed ''dang-bipa'' (당비파 / 唐琵琶) and the five stringed ''hyang-bipa'' (향비파 / 鄕琵琶). While ''dang-bipa'' was a Tang-style pipa first introduced from the Chinese Tang dynasty and localized over time to have Korean characteristics, ''hyang-bipa'' was created in the Korean Kingdom of Silla. The instrument is also related to other derivatives such as Vietnamese ''đàn tỳ bà'' and the Japanese musical instruments, Japanese ''biwa''. The bipa was popular in court music until it fell out of use in the early 20th century during the Japanese Colonial period. In 1988–1989, there was the first attempt to revive the two ''bipa'' that was unsuccessful in commercialization. This revived ''bipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
