스크랩 The Sounds of Musical Instruments

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The Sounds of Musical Instruments

The oldest historical reference to Korean musical instruments concerns a metal percussion
instrument used in the Mahan Kingdom around the year A.D. 285. The instrument was played
during thanksgiving festivals celebrating the autumn harvest in the tenth lunar month. Historical
records also refer to the existence of a string instrument during the Pyonhan and Chinhan
Kingdoms. It was long and flat and played on the ground, leading music historians to assume
that it was a forerunner of today's kayagum. Later Chinese instruments were introduced and
indigenous instruments evolved. Finally, during the reign of Chos n's King Sejong (1419-50),
Korean music was systematized. Sejong's major musical achievements were the consolidation of
Korean classical court music, the composition of uniquely Korean music, and the invention of a
type of mensural notation which was the first musical notation system in East Asia.
Traditional instruments were classified according to two criteria: the material from which they
were made and the kind of music played on them. Here we divide Korea's traditional instruments
into three categories: wind, string, and percussion.
Wind Instruments
Most wind instruments are made of bamboo with the exception of a few made of clay, metal,
hard wood, or a conch.
String Instruments
Korean string instruments use silk strings except for one, a kind of dulcimer, which has metal
strings. Some are bowed, others are plucked with the fingers or short bamboo rods

Percussion Instruments
Korean string instruments use silk strings except for one, a kind of dulcimer, which has metal
strings. Some are bowed, others are plucked with the fingers or short bamboo rods