Comments on: My belated Miss Korea post http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:28:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45584 Zonath Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:26:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45584 <blockquote>The Kiagum (Gayageum) uses different playing techniques that the zither or harp and the physical sound quality is completely different from both.</blockquote> All I was trying to say was that what in the article is called a 'harp' is actually a type of zither, albeit different from the typical European-style box zither. And I just noticed that the Chosun got it right, while the Times fuxed it up. Typical. :P As for the girl... She's okay, but she won't be winning any beauty contests. ;)

The Kiagum (Gayageum) uses different playing techniques that the zither or harp and the physical sound quality is completely different from both.

All I was trying to say was that what in the article is called a ‘harp’ is actually a type of zither, albeit different from the typical European-style box zither. And I just noticed that the Chosun got it right, while the Times fuxed it up. Typical. :P

As for the girl… She’s okay, but she won’t be winning any beauty contests. ;)

]]> By: Schlapsta http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45578 Schlapsta Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:54:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45578 Wow.. she must be plain. All you guys want to talk about is, well, harps. After Chris Charles' asiaphile site made us all feel creepy, we'd like to momentarily disassociate from him and work on our cultured sides eh. Only stirrin'yous.. back to the Sanjo stuff. Wow.. she must be plain. All you guys want to talk about is, well, harps. After Chris Charles’ asiaphile site made us all feel creepy, we’d like to momentarily disassociate from him and work on our cultured sides eh. Only stirrin’yous.. back to the Sanjo stuff.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45574 R. Elgin Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:18:33 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45574 Zonath, do some reading and listening man. The Kiagum (Gayageum) uses different playing techniques that the zither or harp and the physical sound quality is completely different from both. You guys should really go and hear some good Sanjo players; I think you would really like it. Though Hwang Byungki is highly touted, I like some of his former students a bit more for their interpretation of Sanjo. Zonath, do some reading and listening man. The Kiagum (Gayageum) uses different playing techniques that the zither or harp and the physical sound quality is completely different from both.
You guys should really go and hear some good Sanjo players; I think you would really like it.
Though Hwang Byungki is highly touted, I like some of his former students a bit more for their interpretation of Sanjo.

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45559 Wedge Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:34:44 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45559 If you think I was criticizing your remark then I pulled a good one. I have no idea WTF a hammered dulcimer is. :-) If you think I was criticizing your remark then I pulled a good one. I have no idea WTF a hammered dulcimer is. :-)

]]> By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45557 Zonath Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:28:56 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45557 Doh. I was thinking that the Gayageum was the one that was typically played by striking rather than plucking, but it turns out that's a Geomungo, so I guess it's not especially like a hammered dulcimer -- but it is still a zither rather than a harp. Doh. I was thinking that the Gayageum was the one that was typically played by striking rather than plucking, but it turns out that’s a Geomungo, so I guess it’s not especially like a hammered dulcimer — but it is still a zither rather than a harp.

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45556 Wedge Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:18:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45556 This chica is not even in the top 50th percentile in this country. I guess bribes and connections are still the norm for getting selected. And that's definetely reminiscent of a hammered dulcimer if you ask me, just like pajeon is Korean pizza. This chica is not even in the top 50th percentile in this country. I guess bribes and connections are still the norm for getting selected.

And that’s definetely reminiscent of a hammered dulcimer if you ask me, just like pajeon is Korean pizza.

]]> By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45554 Zonath Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:56:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45554 <blockquote>A 23-year-old Korean traditional harp player</blockquote> This is just me nitpicking, but the Gayageum really does have more in common with the zither (or hammered dulcimer) than it does with a harp. I mean really, is it so hard for the news people to get their facts straight? Next you know, they'll be calling the <i>danso</i> a 'Korean traditional saxophone' or something like that. :P

A 23-year-old Korean traditional harp player

This is just me nitpicking, but the Gayageum really does have more in common with the zither (or hammered dulcimer) than it does with a harp. I mean really, is it so hard for the news people to get their facts straight? Next you know, they’ll be calling the danso a ‘Korean traditional saxophone’ or something like that. :P

]]> By: davelee http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45540 davelee Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:12:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45540 watever everyone country has beauty pageants.. and yeah it is pretty lame. i know plenty of ugliness filth that wins regionals for kyopos in america. kind of disappointed to see this winner. lame that shes from snu too. :( watever everyone country has beauty pageants.. and yeah it is pretty lame. i know plenty of ugliness filth that wins regionals for kyopos in america. kind of disappointed to see this winner. lame that shes from snu too. :(

]]> By: iwshim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45533 iwshim Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:11:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45533 What a bunch of crap. Beauty pageants are for losers. Stuff like this really does Korea an injustice. Embarrassing. What a bunch of crap. Beauty pageants are for losers. Stuff like this really does Korea an injustice.
Embarrassing.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45530 R. Elgin Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:43:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/09/my-belated-miss-korea-post/#comment-45530 "Fred-random", Sanjo was created in the late 19th Century and is essentially Korean chamber music that is distinguished by the use of specific rhythms and has six movements that gradually increase in tempo. The first Sanjo was primarily for kiagum, spreading to other instruments. It was derived from the cerimonial music found in Shamanism (Shinawi) and originally had some influence from Pansori. Sanjo is more the Yangban's music I believe. “Fred-random”, Sanjo was created in the late 19th Century and is essentially Korean chamber music that is distinguished by the use of specific rhythms and has six movements that gradually increase in tempo.

The first Sanjo was primarily for kiagum, spreading to other instruments. It was derived from the cerimonial music found in Shamanism (Shinawi) and originally had some influence from Pansori.

Sanjo is more the Yangban’s music I believe.

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