Trivia #15 : Traditional Music

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The traditional music in Korea is called Gukok. It has been passed down through the generations since a long time, even before Goguryeo.

Koreans have always enjoyed song and dance, and have a lot of festivals involving traditional music.

The traditional instruments in Korea are ...

1. Gayageum - A twelve-stringed Korean zither that is tradionally played when sitting on the floor with crossed legs.

 Gayageum - A twelve-stringed Korean zither that is tradionally played when sitting on the floor with crossed legs

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2. Geomungo - This six-stringed Korean zither are plucked with a short bamboo stick called suldae and played while sitting.

 Geomungo - This six-stringed Korean zither are plucked with a short bamboo stick called suldae and played while sitting

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3. Danso - This Korean vertical bamboo oboe has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back.

 Danso - This Korean vertical bamboo oboe has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back

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4. Daegeum - This is a large bamboo transverse flute that is a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre.

 Daegeum - This is a large bamboo transverse flute that is a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre

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5. Haegeum - This is a Korean two-stringed vertical fiddle. It can express various expression like sorrowful and sad to humorous.

 It can express various expression like sorrowful and sad to humorous

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