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The taepyeongso (lit. "big peace wind instrument"; also called hojok, hojeok ?? ??, nallari, or saenap, ??) is a Korean double reed
Double reed

A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two pieces of arundo donax vibrating against each other....
 wind instrument
Wind instrument

A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator....
 in the shawm
Shawm

The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the late 13th century until the 17th century....
 or oboe
Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy"....
 family. It generally has a conical wooden body made from yuja
Yuzu

The yuzu is a citrus fruit originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour Citrus reticulata and Ichang Lemon. The fruit looks a bit like a very small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness....
 (citron), daechu (jujube
Jujube

Ziziphus zizyphus , commonly called Jujube, Red Date , or Chinese Date, is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily for its fruits....
), or yellow mulberry
Mulberry

Morus or Mulberry is a genus of 10?16 species of deciduous trees native to warm, temperate, and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with the majority of the species native to Asia....
 wood, with a metal mouthpiece and cup-shaped metal bell, although some are made entirely of metal.

The loud and piercing sound it produces has kept it confined mostly to Korean folk music (especially "farmer's band music") and to marching bands, the latter performed for royalty in the genre known as daechwita
Daechwita

Daechwita is a genre of Korean traditional music consisting of military music played by wind and percussion instruments, generally performed while marching....
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The taepyeongso (lit. "big peace wind instrument"; also called hojok, hojeok ?? ??, nallari, or saenap, ??) is a Korean double reed
Double reed

A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two pieces of arundo donax vibrating against each other....
 wind instrument
Wind instrument

A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator....
 in the shawm
Shawm

The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the late 13th century until the 17th century....
 or oboe
Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy"....
 family. It generally has a conical wooden body made from yuja
Yuzu

The yuzu is a citrus fruit originating in East Asia. It is believed to be a hybrid of sour Citrus reticulata and Ichang Lemon. The fruit looks a bit like a very small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness....
 (citron), daechu (jujube
Jujube

Ziziphus zizyphus , commonly called Jujube, Red Date , or Chinese Date, is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily for its fruits....
), or yellow mulberry
Mulberry

Morus or Mulberry is a genus of 10?16 species of deciduous trees native to warm, temperate, and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with the majority of the species native to Asia....
 wood, with a metal mouthpiece and cup-shaped metal bell, although some are made entirely of metal.

The loud and piercing sound it produces has kept it confined mostly to Korean folk music (especially "farmer's band music") and to marching bands, the latter performed for royalty in the genre known as daechwita
Daechwita

Daechwita is a genre of Korean traditional music consisting of military music played by wind and percussion instruments, generally performed while marching....
. It is, however, also used in the court genre known as Jongmyo
Jongmyo

Jongmyo is a Confucian shrine dedicated to the memorial services for the deceased kings and queens of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. According to UNESCO, the shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved and the ritual ceremonies continue a tradition established since the 14th century....
 Jeryeak (Royal Ancestral Shrine music).

It was probably derived from a Chinese instrument
Traditional Chinese musical instruments

Traditional Chinese musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Traditionally, they were classified according to the materials used in their construction....
 like the suona
Suona

The suona ; also called laba or haidi is a Han Chinese shawm . It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors....
. It came to Korea from China during the Goryeo
Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty was a sovereign state established in 918 by Taejo of Goryeo. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392....
 period.

The instrument has been used in contemporary popular music; Seo Tai-ji & Boys
Seo Tai-ji

Seo Tai-ji is a famous South Korean singer and musician. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he has become one of the most prominent and influential cultural icons in Korea....
 combined it with Heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 music in the 1993 song "Hayeoga."

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See also

  • Traditional Korean musical instruments
    Traditional Korean musical instruments

    Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments....
  • Nongak
  • Samulnori
  • Korean music
    Korean music

    Traditional Korean music includes both the folk music and Korean Court Music music styles of the Korean people.See Music of South Korea and Music of North Korea for contemporary Korean music....