Oungum
North Korean stringed musical instrument
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The eoeungeum or oungum (Korean: 어은금) is a stringed musical instrument invented and played in North Korea. It is between the size of a mandolin and a mandola, and commonly has four single strings. It is a development in the 1960's from the traditional Korean instrument called hyangbipa.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][excessive citations]
Other namesoungum, eoeungeum
Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-6
(Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum)
(Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum)
Developed1960's
_crop.jpg) Oungum players at the Children's Palace, Pyongyang. | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | oungum, eoeungeum |
| Classification | Plucked string instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-6 (Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum) |
| Developed | 1960's |
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