 * Kayagum *
In Silla Period during the reign of King Jinheung, lived the master gayatgo(original name) player Ureuk.
UreukĄ¯s 12 pieces of music were passed down to his three disciples
Gego, Beopji, and Mandeok, who in turn reorganized the 12 pieces into 5,
until the revised version was finally adopted as the representative music of Silla.
Gatyatgo was also widely played as a representative indigenous musical instrument
during the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties.
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 * Samulnori *
Samulnori is a genre of Korean traditional percussive performance. A samulnori ensemble comprises one or more each of a kkwaenggwari (small gong), a ching (large gong), a changgo (hourglass drum) and a buk (barrel drum). Samul and nori means "four things" and "to play," respectively. In Korean, samulnori refers to the performance of four musicians playing and dancing with these folk percussion instruments.
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 * Traditional Instruments *
Korean traditional instruments have many variety of features and sounds.
This page will introduce to you many kinds of Korean traditional instruments.
The left of a instrument is called P'yon-gyong
This instrument, known as the bianqing in Chinese, consists of sixteen L-shaped jade slabs hung from a wooden frame. It has been used in Korean court music, since the Kory Dynasty (918-1392).
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