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Geomungo
Chordophonic instrument from Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The geomungo,[lower-alpha 1] alternate name hyeongeum,[lower-alpha 2] 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).
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Geomungo | |
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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 거문고 or 현금 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | geomun(-)go or hyeon(-)geum |
McCune–Reischauer | kŏmun'go or hyŏn'gŭm |
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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