Drinking straws and shaman melodies: a historical and analytical study of the taepyeongso

This paper is about the taepyeongso (also known as hojoek, saenap, nallari), a Korean double-reed instrument closely related to the Chinese suona and a descendent of the Persian zurna. The instrument is examined from a number of perspectives: historical, theoretical, practical, and personal. For his...

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Main Author: Francis, Aaron
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1593