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Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments (2011)
Book Chapter
Howard, K. (2011). Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments. In R. Frank (Ed.), Exploring North Korean Arts (181-191). University of Wien/MAK

A discussion of North Korea's 'improved' musical instruments, developed from traditional Korean instruments, but adapted with an eye to the versatility of Western orchestral equivalent instruments. Historical and contemporary dimensions, manufacturin... Read More about Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments.