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Post by tongxuemenhao on Jun 20, 2012 16:16:30 GMT
Recently, I've heard about the Korean wolgeum, a zhongruan-like instrument which developed from it. Nowadays, in South Korea, the wolgeum, along with the two bipa (pipa) instruments (a four and a five stringed) are extinct. Aparently not in North Korea, though. I found this recording and assume it's the wolgeum, rather than a bipa: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005y2pj (scroll down, under "korean lute".) I was wondering if there was any possible way to get access to an instrument, or at least some more music. I play the zhongruan, so without a teacher, I would be able to pick up wolgeum. Thanks for reading. Attachments:
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Post by davidmdahl on Jun 20, 2012 20:21:34 GMT
Anything that you would have to get from North Korea is going to be a challenge. If you are determined, you might contact some of the online vendors who sell Korean instruments. I sure that there are others, but Carol of Music of China sells a few (South) Korean instruments. Maybe she can provide contacts. Keep in mind though that trade with North Korea is difficult and potentially expensive. Your best bet might be finding a South Korean instrument maker to make you one. Even if the wolgeum is no longer used in South Korean music, they will probably have more information on on it than elsewhere, short of the land of "Dear Leader".
I would enjoy hearing the recording you site, but the BBC unfortunately restricts access to UK listeners. Not very friendly.
Best wishes,
David Dahl
Portland, Oregon
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Post by sanmenxia on Jun 20, 2012 20:48:02 GMT
That looks like an interesting programme, and there's more: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world-music/archive.shtmlThe BBC's reasoning is that they are paid by the UK TV Licence fee. But you might be able to hear it by using a UK based proxy, eg Hidemyass. |
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Post by valdae on Jun 21, 2012 19:49:16 GMT
Amazing. It is very ruan - like. Do you have any idea how old this instrument is compared to the ruan?
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Post by xindi on Jun 21, 2012 20:37:35 GMT
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Post by edcat7 on Jun 21, 2012 20:59:14 GMT
I think Chinese instruments represent excellent value compared to their Western, Japanese or even Korean equvalents. I suppose the zhongruan might be tuned to the same way as the Korean lute to get that sound. Is there a Japanese or Korean equivalent to jianpo?
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Post by tongxuemenhao on Jun 25, 2012 17:38:59 GMT
I'll keep looking. All that I know about the instrument is typed up there. I'm not sure how old or anything, although it certainly came from the ruan. It does also look like the long neck yueqin, but that's a farely recent instrument, so that couldn't be the source. It could be tuned the same way. I'm not sure. I know the Japanese have a notation more similar to gongche, but nothing similar to jianpu. I don't know about Korea, though.
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