HOW TO PLAY GEOMUNGO

 HOW TO PLAY GEOMUNGO 

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Interpretation of the geomungo

To get to play this musical instrument with the Geomungo name, they usually portray the person when he is going to play it or interpret it in a fairly comfortable position such as sitting or relaxing on the floor or on a carpet.

Now, immediately afterward the person who gets to interpret geomungo begins to touch the fibers or strings by means of a kind of not so long rod made from a not very common material such as bamboo and that experts usually call suldae, bringing a very resonant sound.

This instrument, when sounded by means of a small bamboo cane plectrum, produces quite serious and even deep sounds. It is worth adding that the geomungo became a musical instrument that was highly respected by the sages and scholars of the Joseon dynasty.

This being the case, the person at the time of interpreting the instrument with the sundae must bear in mind that when holding it, he must do so by placing both the middle and index fingers of the right hand holding the instrument.

As long as while holding it with this hand, the fingers of the person's left hand must be exerting a bit of force in regards to the strings in order to produce quite pleasant melodies for the listener, but as if that were not enough this same instrument can produce a variability of tones very different from the one the interpreter began to play. (see article: Flageolet).

As for this versatility of tonalities that turn out in one way or another to be natural to this little-known instrument such as the geomungo, there are what are called open-type strings played by the oldest inhabitants and knowledgeable about music. traditional Korean, among which we can mention certain combinations:

D # / Eb.

G # / Ab.

C.

A # / Bb.

A # / Bb.

and A # / Bb. In addition to being accompanied by an octave that is very low when the highest central tone is heard.

Thus, this musical instrument called geomungo comes to be played and even interpreted quite frequently with regard to traditional and ancient music from Asian countries such as Korea, being that it comes to have its own folkloric touch, both from the well-known sanjo, like sinawi. .

In the case of the sanjo, the person usually interprets quite disaggregated melodies, in addition to having a companion most of the times that it is going to be played, this same is called janggu which is a kind of drum that represents the melody of percussion. This musical art called sanjo is usually found in Korea, as mentioned before, but the wonderful thing is that this tradition has lasted until today.

In addition to the above, we find that in Korean folklore there is the so-called Zenawi or also known as shinawi, being that it comes to be represented in an improvised way through the musical melodies of the instruments and accompanied by a kind of shaman ritual in Korean.

Now, back to the interpretation of the geomungo, it comes to present quite characteristic features, being that this is due to the unusual percussion notes and that is reflected in the sound, as well as in the dexterity at the time of interpreting it. pretty formidable way.

The geomungo has been considered by this culture as a musical instrument that is played mainly by the male gender, due to its composition of strings; being that this instrument has been compared with the so-called gayageum, but unlike the latter, it is composed of twelve (12) strings. (see article: Texas blues).

Both musical instruments are within the classification of the Korean zither; however, today both instruments are played by both males and females.

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