Akhak kwebŏm

Akhak kwebŏm
Page from the Akhak kwebŏm depicting a banghyang (metallophone)
Korean name
Hangul
악학궤범
Hanja
樂學軌範
RRAkhak gwebeom
MRAkhak kwebŏm

The Akhak kwebŏm (Korean악학궤범; Hanja樂學軌範; lit. Musical Canon) is a nine-volume treatise on music, written in Korea in the 15th century, in the Joseon Dynasty. It is written by hand in hanja, and depicts, in line drawings, most of the musical instruments in use at the time, with detailed descriptions and fingerings.

See also

References

  • Chang, Sa-hun (1976). Hanguk Eumaksa (The History of Korean Music). Seoul, South Korea: Eumsa.