Bak (instrument)

Bak (Ethnological Museum of Berlin)

Bak (hangul: 박; hanja: 拍) is a wooden clapper used in Korean court and ritual music.[1][2] The person playing the bak is called jipbak; he serves as conductor or musical supervisor for the group. Bak is arranged from 6 pieces of wooden sticks tied together and creates the clapping sound if clapped to indicate the beginning of music plays.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Beauty of Korea, Pak". Koreana 12: 82–85. Winter 1998.
  2. ↑ (English) Bak, gugak. Access date: May 29, 2010.

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