The chuk (Korean: 축; Hanja: 柷) is a traditional Korean musical instrument used in Confucian (Munmyo) and Royal Ancestral Shrine (Jongmyo) ceremonies to signal the beginning of a ritual music performance. It is played at the beginning of music, meaning that the music begins by opening the sky and the ground.[1] It consists of a square wooden box, played by striking the bottom with a mallet to mark beats or sections. The chuk is derived from the Chinese zhu, and was imported from the Song dynasty of China to Goryeo.[2]
 Chuk, Korean traditional instrument used in court and ritual music | |
| Classification | Idiophone |
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| Related instruments | |
| Zhu | |
See also
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edit- ^ "축". 국립국악원. 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21.
- ^ 권, 오성, "축 (柷)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-07-02
- Korea.net Gateway to Korea Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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