2. Instrumental
music of korea
Instrumental Music of Korea
Korean music, especially in South Korea, has a rich vocal tradition and diverse
instruments and music forms Folk songs, religious works, court music, and
shaman rituals all express the soul of a nation whose history is filled with
colorful and fascinating tales Traditional Korean music represents a world of
captivating rhythms and melodies whose sounds draw listeners in like a breath
Koreans sang songs when they could not hold their sadness in
Traditional Korean instruments can be broadly divided into three groups. string,
wind, and percussion instruments
3. 1. Kayagum (gayageum) a traditional
Korean zither- like string instrument,
with 12 strings, although more.
recently variants have been
constructed with 21 or more numbers
of strings. It is probably the best-
known traditional Korean musical
instrument.
String instruments (CHORDOPHONE)
4. 2. Geomungo-this six-string plucked
zither is a traditional Korean stringed
musical instrument of the zither family
of instruments with both bridges and
frets. Scholars believe that the name
refers to goguryeo and translates to
goguryeo zither or that it refers to the
color that translates to "black crane
zither."
5. 3. Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle) -
has a rod-like neck, a hollow wooden
soundbox, two silk strings, and is held
vertically on the knee of the performer
and played with a bow.
6. Wind Instruments (Aerophone)
Piri - used in both the folk and
classical (court) music of
Korea. It is made of bamboo.
Its large reed and cylindrical
bore gives it a sound mellower
than that of many other types
of oboe.
7. Changgo is the most widely used drum in
the traditional music Korea It is available
in most kinds, and consists of an
hourglass-shaped body with two heads
made from animal skin The two heads
produce sounds of different pitch and
timbre, which when played together are
believed to represent the harmony of
man and woman
Percussion Instrument
(Membranophone)
