Korean drum

Korean drums play an important part in traditional Korean music, ranging fromfolk musiccite web|url=http://www.nfm.go.kr/data/full.cgi?v_kw_str=&v_db=1&v_doc_no=00000822&opt_s=1 |title=북 (鼓)|publisher=National Folk Museum of Korea |language=Korean ] to royal court music. There are a wide variety of shapes and sizes, for use both in accompanying other instruments and in specialdrumming performances.cite web |url=http://ailab.kyungpook.ac.kr/kmd/korea_music.htm |title=Information of Traditional Korean Music |accessdate=2008-09-11] In the traditional Korean classification of instruments, drums are grouped with the "hyekbu" (혁부, linktext|革|部), or instruments made with leather.

History

In the Joseon period, scores of "buk" were used for the royal court music including janggu, jwago, yonggo, gyobanggo, jingo, jeolgo, nogo and others. Among them "janggu" was also used for folk music, and later became the most commonly used instrument.cite web|url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=237379&v=45 |title=북|publisher=Empas / EncyKorea |language=Korean ]

Types

*Janggu or Janggo (hangul: 장고 or 장구; hanja: or ) - A double-headed hourglass-shaped drum generally played with one stick and one hand
*Galgo (hangul: 갈고; hanja: ) - Double-headed hourglass-shaped drum similar to the "janggo" but played with two sticks and thinner drum heads; sometimes called "yanggo" or "yangjanggo"; no longer commonly used [http://www.kcaf.or.kr/ehome3/english/galgo.htm]
*Jingo (hangul: 진고; hanja: ) - Largest barrel drum
*Jeolgo (hangul: 절고; hanja: linktext|節|鼓) - Barrel drum
*Jwago (hangul: 좌고; hanja: linktext|座|鼓) - A barrel drum in a wooden frame
*Geongo (hangul: 건고; hanja: linktext|建|鼓) - Huge barrel drum
*Yonggo (hangul: 용고; hanja: linktext|龍|鼓) - A barrel drum with a dragon painted on its shell; used in "daechwita"
*Eunggo (hangul: 응고; hanja: linktext|應|鼓) - Barrel drum suspended from a frame
*Sakgo - (hangul: 삭고; hanja: linktext|朔|鼓) - A long barrel drum suspended from a wooden frame
*Gyobanggo (hangul: 교방고; hanja: linktext|敎|坊|鼓) - Flat drum suspended from a frame
*Junggo (hangul: 중고; hanja: linktext|中|鼓) - Flat drum suspended from a frame; similar to the "gyobanggo" but larger
*Sogo (hangul: 소고; hanja: linktext|小|鼓) - A small hand-held drum
*Nogo (hangul: 노고; hanja: linktext|路|鼓) - A set of two drums pierced by a pole
*Nodo (hangul: 노도; hanja: linktext|路|鼗) - A set of two small drums on a pole, which is twisted to play; used in ritual music
*Yeongdo (hangul: 노도; hanja:linktext|靈|鼗) - Four drums on a pole, which is twisted to play; used in ritual music
*Noedo (hangul: 뇌도; hanja: linktext|雷|鼗) ) - six small drums hung in a frame; used in ritual music
*Noego (hangul: 뇌고; hanja: linktext|雷|鼓) - Three small barrel drums on a pole, which is twisted to play; used in ritual music
*Do (도) - single pellet drum on a pole

Gallery

ee also

*Traditional Korean musical instruments

References

*"The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", 2nd ed. S.v. "Puk," by Robert C. Provine. [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/52473?q=puk+korean&search=quick&pos=2&_start=1#firsthit]
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Bibliography

* Samguk Sagi
* Goryeosa
* Book of Sui
* Akhak Gwebeom
* 민요와 향토악기 (장사훈, 상문당, 1948)
* 국악개요 (장사훈, 정연사, 1961)
* 한국음악사전 (대한민국예술원, 1985)
* 국악대사전 (장사훈, 세광음악출판사, 1984)

External links

* [http://www.ncktpa.go.kr/html/jsp/eng_2006/d00_gugak/d20_ins_pre_view.jsp?gugak_id=221 "Buk" page] from NCKTPA site

Video

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3APm0Fd9M Video showing "sori-buk" used in "pansori"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8z2QZGaZq8 Video showing "pungmul-buk" used in "samulnori"]
* [http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=99267&searchType=0&page=1&rowNum=10&sort=wtime&svctype=1&q=%EB%8C%80%EC%B7%A8%ED%83%80 Video showing "yonggo" used in "daechwita"]