Akhak Gwebeom
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The Akhak gwebeom is a nine-volume treatise
on music, written in Korea
in the 15th century, in the Joseon Dynasty
. It is written by hand in hanja
, and depicts, in line drawings
, most of the musical instruments
in use at the time, with detailed descriptions and fingerings.
Treatise
A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject.-Noteworthy treatises:...
on music, written in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
in the 15th century, in the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
. It is written by hand in hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
, and depicts, in line drawings
Line art
Line art is any image that consists of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a background, without gradations in shade or hue to represent two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects...
, most of the musical instruments
Traditional Korean musical instruments
Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments.-String:Korean string instruments include those that are plucked, bowed, and struck...
in use at the time, with detailed descriptions and fingerings.
External links
- Images from the Akhakgwebeom
- Images of string instruments from the Akhakgwebeom
- Images of percussion instruments from the Akhakgwebeom
- http://yoksa.aks.ac.kr/search/SearchDetail.jsp?command=&type=&page=1&fccode=&cocode=&book_id_list=&genre_list=&genre_id_list=&contents_type=&noun_type=&option=&query=&keywordtext=%EC%95%85%ED%95%99%EA%B6%A4%EB%B2%94&sobj=0&scon=&startdate=&enddate=&previous=&contents_type=&noun_type=&option=&custody=&classfy1=&classfy2=&div_id=&loc_id=&sp_name=&donor_name=&recoder=&area_code=&ClassID=CI20&rowcount=10Lists of Akhakgwebeom images 악학궤범 (樂學軌範)] from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies
- Brief information about 악학궤범 (樂學軌範) from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies