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Korean Music: Gayageum piece - Arirang

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Uploaded by on Apr 17, 2008

by Eun Se-Na

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  • Amazing... how do you play (esp. the repeated strumming of the same string) without the finger plectrums?

  • well, I posted the video but I am not the person playing it. I took a 3 months Gayageum workshop at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in Seoul. The person in the video, Eun Sena, is a teacher at that Center. She kindly allowed me to take this and the other videos.

  • if you like this instrument, I reccomend you to look for the same kind but from another countries. They look quite similar since they are historical related, but the sound and melodies can be quite different. Try for example Gucheng (China), Koto (Japan) and Dan Trank (Vietnam). From Korea there is also a very interesting one called Komungo, and one similar in shape but played with a bow called Ajaeng.

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  • Korea is awesome!! XD

  • Exactly! Korean, the best!

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  • ok and thanxx for theadvice ^^

  • @chubz112233 this is just the background music and usually there is vocalist

  • @MsSaski1 visit Korea for one XD

  • @kaylarouge i'm not the one who posted niether who played but i will give u some basic ideas XD

    the song is called "Arirang" (아리랑) it is Korean tradition music (i should say it's Korea folk music). the instrument is called "gayageum" (가야금), it's Korean tradition instrument. it's a pluck with 12 strings.

    I'm sorry that i can't write about history behind it.... i hope this info helps u :D

  • Hi, I am currently doing a music research on this piece and a cuban piece. I would like to know more about this piece. Is okay if you can inbox me like the title, instrument, history behind it if it is possible. And do you have a score for this piece? It's beautiful.

  • This song is Arirang,and lots of different versions exist based on places. This is the most famous version which people in seoul and kyongki province have song.

  • @apriltuna using first and thumb pluck down with thumb pluck up with first and pluck down again with first u get triplet

  • Gayageum is korean instrument. One man who lived in Gaya (Korean ancient kingdom) made this.

    It sounds like someone inside the water is playing....... beautiful...

  • @performingasia It's Dan Tranh, not Dan Trank. :)

  • where do you buy this thing

    i really want to buy it

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