몽골 ‘야탁’의 유래와 북한 가야금과의 관계

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present the origin, types, structure, tuning and performing posture of Mongolian Yatag and how to play it. And it's also attempted to delve into the relationship of North Korean Gayageum to Mongolian Yatag since the 1960s.Yatag was one of the musical instruments that were played in the palace of the Chinese Won(元) Dynasty in the 13th century, and that was regarded by Buddhist temples as one of the divine musical instruments from the 16th century. During the Myeong(明) and Cheong(淸) Dynasties in China, that was used in royal banquets and loved by the aristocratic class.That musical instrument, which had been used in the palace and Buddhist temples, wasn't recognized in the 19th century by the new Mongolian government established by reformists. Since the 1960s, that musical instrument has immensely been enjoyed again owing to the impacts of North Korean Gayageum.In the 1960s, a North Korean Gayageum performer Kim Jeong-am informed Yatag performers of how to play the Gayageum, and that's why Mongolian Yatag was the same as Korean Gayageum in terms of structure and performing method.Yatag had been loved by noblemen and then disappeared due to political ideology, but that was restored to its original state in the late 20th century by a North Korean Gayageum performer. Currently, the performance of Yatag is widespread in Mongolia as one of traditional Mongolian instruments that are highly prized by Mongolians.