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Alexandru Tomescu
Alexandru Tomescu (born 15 September 1976) is a Romanian violinist. He plays a 1702 Stradivarius known as the Elder Voicu, which is on loan from the Romanian government until 2023. He was invited by the South Korean Ministry of Fine Arts (MOFA) to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for Public Diplomacy, part of an MOFA program to build cultural global cultural ties. He has played in an ensemble with '' gayageum'', ''janggu The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or sometimes called ''seyogo'' (slim waist drum) is the most representative drum in traditional Korean music. It is available in most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped ...'', piano and violin. MOFA has noted his contributions to spreading and promoting Korean culture. References Romanian violinists Living people 1976 births {{violinist-stub ...
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Alexandru Tomescu
Alexandru Tomescu (born 15 September 1976) is a Romanian violinist. He plays a 1702 Stradivarius known as the Elder Voicu, which is on loan from the Romanian government until 2023. He was invited by the South Korean Ministry of Fine Arts (MOFA) to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for Public Diplomacy, part of an MOFA program to build cultural global cultural ties. He has played in an ensemble with '' gayageum'', ''janggu The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or sometimes called ''seyogo'' (slim waist drum) is the most representative drum in traditional Korean music. It is available in most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped ...'', piano and violin. MOFA has noted his contributions to spreading and promoting Korean culture. References Romanian violinists Living people 1976 births {{violinist-stub ...
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Stradivarius
A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are considered some of the finest instruments ever made, and are extremely valuable collector's items. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts to explain or equal it, though this belief is disputed. The many blind experiments from 1817 to as recently as 2014 have found no difference in sound between Stradivari's violins and high-quality violins in comparable style of other makers and periods, nor has acoustic analysis. The fame of Stradivarius instruments is widespread, appearing in numerous works of fiction. Construction Stradivari made his instruments using an inner form, unlike the French copyists, such as Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Vuillaume, who employed an outer form. It is clear from the number of f ...
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Gayageum
The ''gayageum'' or ''kayagum'' (in Korean 가야금, 伽倻琴 in Chinese characters) is a traditional Korean plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument.Jan. 11, 200''Korean Instruments'' Seoul Metropolitan Government It is similar with other Asian instruments like Chinese ''guzheng'', Japanese ''koto'', Mongolian ''yatga'', Vietnamese ''đàn tranh'', Sundanese ''kacapi'' and Kazakh ''jetigen''. History Pungryu gayageum (beopgeum, jeongak gayageum) According to the '' Samguksagi'' (1146), a history of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the ''gayageum'' was developed around the sixth century in the Gaya confederacy by King Gasil (also known as Haji of Daegaya) after he observed an old Chinese instrument. He ordered a musician named Wu Ruk to compose music that could be played on the instrument. The original name was ''gayago''(or ''gayatgo'') and later'' gayageu ...
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Janggu
The ''janggu'' (, also transliterated as ''janggo'' or ''changgo'') or sometimes called ''seyogo'' (slim waist drum) is the most representative drum in traditional Korean music. It is available in most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from animal skin. The two heads produce sounds of different pitch and timbre, which when played together are believed to represent the harmonious joining of Um and Yang. The janggu is one of the four components of samul nori (사물놀이), alongside the buk (북), jing (징) and kkwaenggwari (꽹과리). History The earliest depictions of the instrument were inscribed on a bell belonging to the Silla (57 BC–935 AD) period and in a mural painting of the same period in Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) tomb. The oldest written records about an hourglass-shaped drum may be traced to the reign of King Munjong (1047–1084) of Goryeo as a field instrument. The Korean record from 1451 titled ''Goryeo-sa'', or History of ...
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Romanian Violinists
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