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Traditional Korean Musical Instruments
Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. String Korean string instruments include those that are plucked, bowed, and struck. Most Korean string instruments use silk strings, except as noted. Plucked Zithers * Gayageum () – A long zither with 12 strings; modern versions may have 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25 strings * Geomungo () – A fretted bass zither with six to eleven silk strings that is plucked with a bamboo stick and played with a weight made out of cloth ** Cheolhyeongeum () – A geomungo with 8 steel strings plucked with a bamboo stick and played with a slide made out of either glass or metal in the manner of a slide guitar, developed in the 20th century http://www.music-plaza.com/Product_Images/large/CNLR05062.jpg photo 2] * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saung Gauk
The ''saung'' ( Burmese: စောင်း, MLCTS caung; also known as the ''saung-gauk'' ( စောင်းကောက်): , Burmese harp, Burma harp, or Myanmar harp), is an arched harp used in traditional Burmese music. The ''saung'' is regarded as a national musical instrument of Burma. The ''saung'' is unique in that it is a very ancient harp tradition and is said to be the only surviving harp in Asia. Etymology and terminology ''Saung'' ( စောင်း) is the Burmese word for "harp," and is etymologically derived from the Persian word chang, which is the Persian arched harp. The Burmese arched harp is more precisely called ''saung gauk'' (, ; ), while another indigenous lyre is called '' byat saung'' () or ''saungbya'' (; ). The Burmese word ''saung'' has been borrowed into several regional languages, including (), and Chinese (), likely from Burmese ''saunggaukgyi'' (). Description The Burmese harp is classified as an arched horizontal harp since t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajaeng
The ''ajaeng'' () is a Korean string instrument. It is a wide zither with strings of twisted silk. It is played with a slender stick of forsythia wood that is drawn across the strings in the manner of a bow (or it can be played w/ a Horsehair Bow). The ''ajaeng'' mainly plays the bass part in ensemble music. Some instruments have as many as nine to twelve strings. similar to the koto but bowed The ''ajaeng'' is generally played while seated on the floor. It has a tone similar to that of a cello, but raspier. Some contemporary players prefer to use an actual horsehair bow rather than a stick, believing the sound to be smoother. The instrument is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music and film scores. The traditional ''ajaeng'' is divided into a ''daeajaeng'' () for ''jeongak'' () and a ''soajaeng'' for folk music (, or ''sanjo ajaeng'', ). Since the second half of the 20th century, various improved ''ajaengs'' have been made and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohaegeum
The ''sohaegeum'' () is a North Korean musical instrument, developed in the 1960s. It is essentially a modernized form of the ''haegeum'' (a traditional Korean bowed vertical fiddle). Its tuning pegs are like those of the violin, inserted from the side, compared to those of the ''haegeum'', which are inserted from the front. The bow used is not used in between the strings but is played from the front like the violin also. See also * Haegum *Huqin *Kokyū *Traditional Korean musical instruments Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. String Korean string instruments include those that are plucked, bowed, and struck. Most Korean string instruments use silk strings, except ... References External links''Sohaegum'' photo''Sohaegum'' photo Korean musical instruments Bowed instruments {{huqin-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiqin (instrument)
The ' ( zh, t=wikt:奚琴, 奚琴, p=Xī qín) was a bowed 2-string string List of traditional Chinese musical instruments, musical instrument. The instrument was called ''xiqin'' in China, referencing the ''Kumo Xi, Xi'' (the creators, a Mongol tribe) and ''qin'' (Chinese for stringed instrument). It is perhaps the original member of the family of List of Mongolian musical instruments#Bowed, Mongolian and List of Chinese musical instruments#Bowed, Chinese bowed string instruments; thus, the ' and ' and all similar fiddle instruments may be said to be derived from the . The had two silk strings and was held vertically. Origin and development The ' is believed to have been developed by the Kumo Xi, a Mongols, Mongol- or Khitan people, Khitan-related ethnic group living in the Xar Moron River valley in northeast China. The ' first appeared in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), during which time it was used in the palace orchestra and bowed with a bamboo stick. It was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haegeum
The ''haegeum'' () 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. It is also popularly known as (), (), or (). The ''haegeum'' is one of the most widely used instruments in Korean music. The ''haegeum'' is used in court music as well as (ordinary people's music). The ''haegeums range of expression is various despite having only two strings, with sounds ranging from sorrowful and sad to humorous. The ''haegeum'' is made using eight materials: metal, stone, silk, bamboo, gourd, clay, hide, and wood, and so it is called (eight sounds). The () is a modernized fiddle with four strings, used only in North Korea and in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China. The ''haegeum'' is a Korean musical instrument played with a wooden bow betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolgeum
The ''yueqin'' (; ; ; or ), also called a moon lute or moon guitar, is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four strings. It is an important instrument in the Peking opera orchestra, often taking the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section. The instrument was invented in China in the 3rd to 5th centuries AD, during the Jin dynasty. The ruan, another Chinese instrument, is the ancestor of the yueqin. The name ''yueqin'' once applied to all instruments with a moon-shaped soundboard, including the ruan; however, "yueqin" now applies to a separate category from the ruan family. Etymology The word ''yueqin'' is made of two characters, ''yuè'' (月 "moon") and ''qín'' (琴 "stringed instrument, zither"). Its name in Korean (''wolgeum''), Japanese (''gekkin'') and Vietnamese (nguyệt cầm) mean the same thing, and are Sinoxenic words, meaning they were borrowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
