| Daechwita | |
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Daechwita musicians performing for the changing of the guard at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 대취타 |
| Hanja | 大吹打 |
| Revised Romanization | daechwita |
| McCune–Reischauer | taech'wit'a |
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 (hangul: 용고; hanja: 龍鼓; drum painted with dragon designs and played with sticks).
This style of Korean military music is often used in the reenactment of the Guard Changing Ceremony at Seoul's Gyeongbok Palace.
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.