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Bak (instrument)

Bak (Korean: 박; Hanja: 拍) is a wooden clapper used in Korean court and ritual music. The person playing the bak is called jipbak, serving as the conductor or musical supervisor for the group. The bak creates the clapping sound if clapped to indicate when the music starts.

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Idiophone
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Korea
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
111.12 (Plaque clappers)

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Bak (instrument) → Idiophone
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Bak (instrument) → Korea
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Bak (instrument) → 111.12 (Plaque clappers)

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bak music sound boards korean jipbak used court conductor musical group starts tied string hanja clapper wooden ritual person playing

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Bak (instrument)ClassificationIdiophone1.00infobox
Bak (instrument)DevelopedKorea1.00infobox
Bak (instrument)Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.12 (Plaque clappers)1.00infobox

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