The "Sound of Baekje" has awakened from a 1,400-year slumber. A transverse flute (横笛), a wind instrument, was discovered at the Buyeo Gwanbuk-ri ruins, believed to be the site of the royal palace from ...

INCHEON ― Every winter, Lee Jung-dae, a “daegeum” or traditional transverse bamboo flute maker, wanders around bamboo groves in the southern part of the nation to find the finest materials for making ...

When did flutes start being held sideways, and are there any that you play vertically instead? We dive into the history of classical music’s transverse instrument. In 2008, at Hohle Fels, a cave in ...

Introduction -- Preface to the Translation -- Essay of the Method for PLaying the Transverse Flute -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction. Of the Qualities Required of Those Who Would Dedicate ...

A lone bamboo standing in snow, called ``seoljuk'' in Korean, is a metaphorical depiction of the solitary life of a 49-year-old maker of ``daegeum,'' the traditional Korean large bamboo transverse ...