Korean court music
Videos
Korean court music comprises three main musical genres: aak, an imported form of Chinese ritual music; a pure Korean form called hyangak; and a combination of Chinese and Korean styles called dangak.
A performance of jongmyo jeryeak at the Jongmyo Daeje (Royal Shrine Ritual).
Ancestral rites at Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul with the musician striking the banghyang
Aak musicians striking the pyeongyeong and bu during a Confucian ritual at the Munmyo Shrine, Sungkyunkwan seowon
The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, located in Busan, South Korea
Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments.
Buk, Korean traditional drum
Geomungo
Gayageum
Bipa