The ''chuk'' (hangul:
축; hanja:
柷) is a
traditional Korean musical instrument
Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Many traditional Korean musical instruments (especially those used in Confucian ceremonies) derive from Chinese musical instruments.
String
K ...
used in
Confucian (
Munmyo) and Royal Ancestral Shrine (
Jongmyo Jongmyo may refer to:
* Jongmyo (shrine), a kind of shrine in the East Asian cultural sphere
* Jongmyo (Seoul)
Jongmyo (Hangul: 종묘; Hanja: 宗廟) is a Confucian shrine dedicated to the perpetuation of memorial services for the deceased ki ...
) ceremonies to signal the beginning of a ritual music performance. It is played at the beginning of music, meaning that the music begins by opening the sky and the ground.
It consists of a square wooden box, played by striking the bottom with a mallet to mark beats or sections. The ''chuk'' is derived from the Chinese ''
zhu'', and was imported from
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
during the
Goryeo Dynasty
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
.
See also
*
Traditional Korean musical instruments
References
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References
Idiophones
Korean musical instruments
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