Korean musical instruments

is a

traditional Korean

zither-like string

instrument, with 12

strings, though some

more recent variants

have 18 or 25

strings. It is probably

the best-known

traditional Korean

musical instrument

is a

traditional Korean

instrument

resembling a fiddle. It

has a rod-like neck, a

hollow wooden sound

box, and two silk

strings,and is held

vertically on the knee

of the performer and

played with a bow.

This six-string plucked zither is a traditional Korean stringed musical instrument of the zither family with bridges and frets. Scholars believe that the names refer to goguryeo and translatranslatesgoguryeo zither

which refers to the color that translates to “black crane zither

are used in both

folk and classical

(court) music of

Korea. It is made of

bamboo

is the most

widely used drum in

the traditional music

of Korea. It is

available in most

kinds, and consists

of an hourglass￾shaped body with

two heads made from

animal skin.