Daechwita

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Daechwita

Daechwita musicians performing for the changing of the guard at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul

Korean name

Hangul	대취타
Hanja	大吹打
Revised Romanization	daechwita
McCune-Reischauer	taech'wit'a

Daechwita musicians playing yonggo (dragon drums) in a Seoul street parade

Daechwita (literally "great blowing and hitting") is a genre of Korean traditional music consisting of military music played by wind and percussion instruments, generally performed while marching. Instruments used include nabal (brass horn), nagak (seashell horn), and taepyeongso (shawm), with jing (gong), jabara (cymbals), and yonggo (drum painted with a dragon and played with sticks).

[edit] Chwi-ta

Daechwita performance in Osaka, Japan

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.