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	Geomungo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Geomungo is a traditional stringed musical instrument invented in Korea around 550 by famous musician Wang San-ak.
		The geomungo has a sort of board-shape but is otherwise similar to the cello.
		The instrument is 162 cm long, 23 cm wide (63.75 inches long, 9 inches wide).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geomungo (81 words)

	Windows on Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They include the gayageum (12-string zither) and the geomungo (six-string zither), both presumed to have originated before the sixth century; the three string and three bamboo instruments of the Unified Silla Kingdom; court instruments of the Joseon Dynasty; and numerous others that are still being played.
		Geomungo (six-string zither): Along with the gayageum, the geomungo is one of the most important Korean instruments.
		The geomungo that is used today has six strings and 16 frets, and is played with a plectrum.
	www.isp.msu.edu /asianStudies/wbwoa/eastasia/SouthKorea/music.html (3009 words)

	Geomungo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Geomungo (Korean : hyon-geum) is a traditional stringed musical instrument invented in Korea around 550 by famous musician Wang San-ak.
		The has a sort of board-shape but is similar to the cello.
		The instrument is 162 cm long cm wide (63.75 inches long 9 inches
	www.freeglossary.com /Geomungo (45 words)

	Welcome to The Koong Sung Koogak Sa, the Korean Court-Music Promotion Corporation.
		Geomungo has a resonance box with its upper plate made of Paulownia wood and lower plate of Kaleoponox wood, over which there are 6 strings made of silk threads.
		Geomungo has the nickname of the Lord of All Mountains which signifies the lofty spirit of the warrior, held in esteem by all people.
		The Court-Music Kayageum has been called "BupKeum" in the sense of its being the traditional (originating in the Shilla Dynasty) instrument, and also called the Aesthetic Kayageum in the sense of its being played tastefully at the salon by government officials.
	myhome.naver.com /koogak/english.htm (1142 words)

	Welcome to JeonBuk provincial office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It offers an opportunity for us to write a meaningful new chapter of history for our descendants and to let the people of the world hear the passion and harmony of Korean sori.
		Geomungo is a 6-stringed zither with 16 fixed frets and three movable bridges.
		Classical scholars liked Geomungo and termed it the king of instruments.
	www.provin.jeonbuk.kr /english/contents.html?fid=22&sid=33 (348 words)

	Korean Musical Instruments - Silkthread
		In order to accommodate a wide range of repertoire, including newly composed music, great efforts are made to improve its structure and range of notes.
		The Gayageum is one of the representative Korean native stringed instruments with the Geomungo.
		Its wooden board is made of odong namu (paulownia wood), and anjok (movable bridges), which are the shape of the foot of a wild goose, supports twelve strings which are made of twisted silk threads.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/m/r/mrb280/assignment7/silkthread.html (882 words)

	Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Traditional Music
		During the Age of the Three Kingdoms (57 B.C.-A.D. 676) there were significant musical advances on the Korean peninsula, including the Goguryeo nation's invention of the 'geomungo' and the Gaya nation's invention of the 'gayageum'.
		There was also an influx of music culture from China and its bordering countries as a part of the cultural exchange taking place at the time.
		These instruments are divided into three different categories depending on how the sound is produced from the instruments, and are divided as such:
	english.tour2korea.com /02Culture/TraditionalCulture/music.asp?kosm=m2_3&konum=2 (375 words)

	Asian American organizations directory
		The only senses of connection adoptees may have to their origins are through opportunities such as these.
		A performer plays the geomungo at the 2003 KAAAN conference.
		Helping adoptees come to terms with both the real-ness and the elusiveness of their Korean origins is a common challenge faced by families.
	www.asiansinamerica.org /directory/0304_directory.html (895 words)

	Seoul Searching - Korea has a rich culture of which modern Seoulites have inherited.
		A-ak, a form of court music, is performed during Confucian rituals held in spring and autumn, while hyang-ak, court music of purely Korean origin, consists of ceremonial music, lyrical songs, narrative songs and military band music.
		The folk music that developed in the later period of Joseon Kingdom includes pansori, or narrative songs, geomungo (six-stringed zither) and gayageum (12-stringed zither) numbers as solo instruments or as accompaniment for singing.
		Traditional Korean music, however, met danger of extinction during Japan¡¯s colonial rule as well as through the introduction of Western music later.
	www.seoulsearching.com /culture (621 words)

	Asian Ecumenical Internet Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A cultural troupe, the National Group of Music and Dance from Korea performed Korean traditional music and dance on 1 April.
		Taepyeongso with orchestra (Instrumental ensemble), Taepyeongmu (Folk dance), Geomungo Sanjo (Instrumental folk music), Gayageum Byeongchang (Vocal fold music), Salpuri (Folk dance) and Pangut (Instrumental folk music) were presented by the troupe.
		The assembly closed with worship at the chapel of the Payap University on 5 April.
	www.oikoasia.org /cgi-bin/npublisher/comments.cgi?view=74 (897 words)

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		A staple dish of Korea of grated vegetables and spices which is
		The geomungo is a commonly used folk musical instrument.
		A form of martial arts developed in Korea is TAEKWONDO.
	ntn.donrdenton.com /showpprecap.php3?ID=2096 (261 words)

	Granite Audio Model 657 Vacuum Tube CD Player.
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		The sound from the Geomungo, which is a popular traditional string instrument in Korea, is more vivid and discriminate at the Granite CD player.
		I will keep the CD player for long time.
	www.graniteaudio.com /cd/page3.html (737 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Transverse Flute
		Dip in a well starts musical discovery Dec 25, 2003
		They will demonstrate a diverse range of Korean traditional instruments, including the daegum a large transverse flute and the geomungo, a 6-stringed zither.
		Hwang will perform "The Labyrinth" with vocalist Yoon In-sook and "Chimhyang-moo" and "The Silk Road" with the accompaniment of the janngo (Joongang Ilbo, South Korea)
	news.surfwax.com /music/files/Transverse_Flute.html (267 words)

	News-Leader.com \| Columnists \| Robert Leger \| Surreal moments in a foreign land
		The oddest moment involving music came in a karaoke bar, where two delegates from Singapore and Germany ended our night singing "The Green, Green Grass of Home."
		On my last day in Seoul I went into a music store to look at a geomungo, a traditional Korean stringed instrument.
		This Westerner was met with cold stares; the tension was palpable.
	springfield.news-leader.com /columnists/leger/1026-Surrealmom-201599.html (1154 words)

	String Musical Instrument
		THAILAND 4 STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT UKELELE MANDOLIN, ends Mar-10 5:30 pm PST.
		Geumyul ak-hoe and Se-Hwan Lee performs traditional and contemporary Korean Geomungo music.
		The site includes sample sounds and descriptions of the Geomungo,which is the most important string musical instrumnet in Korea.
	www.1st-at-musical-instruments.com /miscellaneous-musical-instruments-18/string-musical-instrument.html (662 words)

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