Guzheng chinese stringed instrument10/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Brass strings have also been introduced to produce a louder sound, which is preferred for accompanying dance. Modern versions of the gayageum with more strings often use nylon-wrapped steel strings, similar to those used for the Chinese guzheng. All traditional gayageum use silk strings, though since the late 20th century, some musicians use nylon. ![]() The sanjo gayageum is now the most widespread form of gayageum. The sanjo gayageum version of the instrument has closer string spacing and a shorter length to let musicians play the faster passages required for sanjo. The sanjo gayageum is believed to have evolved in the 19th century with the emergence of sanjo music, which in korean literally means "scattered melodies", a musical form that involves fast tempos and some improvisation. This type of gayageum has a wider spacing between the strings and plays slower-tempo music such as Yeongsan hoesang and Mit-doduri. ![]() It is normally associated with accompaniment for court music, chamber music, and lyric songs. The ancient gayageum of King Gasil was called by several names, including beopgeum (law-zither, 법금), pungnyu (elegance, 풍류), or jeong-ak (right music, 정악) gayageum. The gayageum was then further improved by Wu Ruk during the reign of Jinheung in the Shilla dynasty. The original name was gayago(or gayatgo) and later gayageum. He ordered a musician named Wu Ruk to compose music that could be played on the instrument. History Pungryu gayageum (beopgeum, jeongak gayageum) Īccording to the Samguksagi (1146), a history of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the gayageum was developed around the sixth century in the Gaya confederacy by King Gasil (also known as Haji of Daegaya) after he observed an old Chinese instrument Guzheng. It is based on the Chinese guzheng and is similar to the Japanese koto, Mongolian yatga, Vietnamese đàn tranh, Sundanese kacapi and Kazakh jetigen. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument. The gayageum or kayagum ( Korean: 가야금 Hanja: 伽倻琴) is a traditional Korean plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. Demonstration of the sound of gayageum by a non-professional player ![]()
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