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| Geomungo | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 거문고 / 현금 |
| Hanja | (none) / 玄琴 |
| Revised Romanization | geomungo / hyeongeum |
| McCune–Reischauer | kŏmun'go / hyŏn'gŭm |
The geomungo,[a] alternate name hyeongeum,[b] is a traditional Korean plucked zither with both bridges and frets. Geomungo is a representative stringed instrument made in Goguryeo before the 5th century.[1] Scholars believe that the name refers to Goguryeo and translates to "Goguryeo zither" or that it refers to the colour and translates to "black crane zither" (hyeonhakgeum, 현학금 / 玄鶴琴).
The geomungo's place in Korean culture is traditionally that of a scholars' instrument for self-cultivation, much like ancient Chinese had done with the guqin in China.[2] However, the Koreans never adopted the guqin as a folk instrument but instead inherited the Confucian and literati guqin lore wholesale and applied it onto their own geomungo lore.
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- ^ 조, 위민, "거문고", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-04-26
- ^ "Geomungo". TeRra Magazine. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2019-09-28.