haegeum
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The haegeum () is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a vertical fiddle with two strings; derived from the ancient Chinese xiqin. It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow. It is also popularly known as (), (), or ().
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- Instrument.name
- Haegeum
- Instrument.image
- Traditional Korean string instrument, Haegeum.jpg
- Instrument.classification
- Bowed string instrument
- Instrument.related
- Erhu, Erxian
- Korean name/auto.title
- Korean name
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- 해금
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 奚琴
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The haegeum () is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a vertical fiddle with two strings; derived from the ancient Chinese xiqin. It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, and two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow. It is also popularly known as (), (), or ().
The haegeum is one of the most widely used instruments in Korean music. The haegeum is used in court music as well as (ordinary people's music). The haegeum's range of expression is various despite having only two strings, with sounds ranging from sorrowful and sad to humorous. The haegeum is made using eight materials: metal, stone, silk, bamboo, gourd, clay, hide, and wood, and so it is called (eight sounds).
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