Akhak gwebeom

15th century Korean text on music
Akhak gwebeom
Page from the Akhakgwebeom depicting a banghyang (metallophone)
Korean name
Hangul
악학궤범
Hanja
樂學軌範
Revised RomanizationAkhak gwebeom
McCune–ReischauerAkhak kwebŏm

The Akhak gwebeom (Korean: 악학궤범; 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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akhak Gwebeom.
  • Lists of Akhakgwebeom images 악학궤범 (樂學軌範) from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies (in Korean)
  • Brief information about 악학궤범 (樂學軌範) from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies (in Korean)


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