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What instruments are heard in ch'wit'a processional military music?
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Musician playing a kŏmungo, a type of Korean zither with six strings.
In ch'wit'a, the traditional Korean processional military music, the ensemble is characterized by two distinct instrumental groups.
The music begins with a louder ensemble that features:
* Drums1
* Gongs1
* Conch shells1
* Straight trumpets1
* A "barbarian" oboe with a conical body1
This initial group is followed by a softer ensemble that includes:
* The hourglass drum (changgo)1
* The cylindrical oboe (p'iri)1
* The two-stringed fiddle (haegŭm)1
* Flutes (taegŭm)1