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Daechwita is a genre of Korean traditional music consisting of military music played by wind and percussion instruments, generally performed while marching. Instruments used include
nabalThe nabal is a long, straight brass horn used in Korean traditional music. As the instrument has no valves or finger holes it is not a melodic instrument but rather plays a single sustained tone...
(brass horn),
nagakThe nagak is a large seashell played as a horn in Korean traditional music. It produces only a single tone and is used primarily in the military procession music called daechwita....
(seashell horn), and
taepyeongsoThe taepyeongso is a Korean double reed wind instrument in the shawm or oboe family, probably descended from the Persian zurna and closely related to the Chinese suona...
(shawm), with
jing (gong),
jabara (cymbals), and
yonggo (hangul: 용고; hanja: 龍鼓; drum painted with
dragonA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
designs and played with sticks).
This style of Korean military music is often used in the reenactment of the Guard Changing Ceremony at
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's Gyeongbok Palace.
Chwi-ta
Chwi-ta (or
choi-ta) is the name of the military music played in military processions and on such occasions as when the gates to military headquarters were opened or closed.
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