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Taegum
Taegum
Instrument TitleTaegum
Instrument ID190.00
Variant Instrument NameCho; Chottae
Country/areaKorea
East Asia
Asia
Hornbostel-Sachs class421.12-7
KeywordHyangak; Sinawi; Sanjo; Court Music; Folk Music; Flute
DescriptionLarge transverse bamboo flute of Korea with six finger-holes. Also called cho or chottae. There is a very large blowing-hole on the instrument which allows the performer to obtain gradations of pitch by varying air pressure and embouchure. Between the blowing hole and the first finger-hole is an aperture covered with a thin, fragile reed membrane (missing on this instrument). A curved metal plate laced to the instrument covers the reed for protection.
This instrument is constructed from an irregularly shaped piece of bamboo with 6 nodes. There are four ornamental waxed-string bands on the instrument.
DimensionsTotal length: 81 cm
Diameter: Top approx. 4 1/2 cm
Bottom approx. 3 1/2 cm
Distance between first and last finger-holes: 24 cm
Width of blowing hole: 2.3 cm
ConditionGood
Digital CollectionEthnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive
Image No.xaa_190a.jpg
Contact InfoFor further information contact: Archivist, University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box 353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974
CopyrightThis Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
TypeImage
Digital reproduction fieldPhotographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5, label added)
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