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 A janggu drum on its side | |
| Percussion instrument | |
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| Classification | Drum (buk) |
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| Janggu | |
| Hangul | 장고 or 장구 |
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| Hanja | 杖鼓 |
| Revised Romanization | janggo or janggu |
| McCune–Reischauer | changgo or changgu |
The janggu (Korean: 장구, also transliterated as janggo or changgo) or seyogo (세요고; 細腰鼓; lit. slim waist drum) is a drum often used in traditional Korean music.[1][2] It consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from various types of leather.[2] The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmonious joining of Um and Yang.[3] The janggu is one of the four components of samul nori (사물놀이), alongside the buk (북), jing (징) and kkwaenggwari (꽹과리).
- ^ "장구와 장단". National Gugak Center. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ a b 성, 경린, "장구", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-07-02
- ^ Howard, Keith (2006). Perspectives on Korean Music Vol. 2: Creating Korean Music. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. pp. 31–32.