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Korean Instruments Posted by on Aug 7, 2010

Way before guitars and violins were introduced to Korea, Korean music was dominated by traditional Korean stringed instruments such as these: A Gayageum (가야금) is a twelve stringed instrument made of wood. A Geomungo (거문고) is a six stringed instrument plucked with a bamboo stick. A Haegum (해금) is like a two stringed fiddle played…

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