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Hyang-piri

Piri is a Korean woodwind musical instrument made of bamboo pipe using double reed called 'suh.' It is known that pronunciation of the instrument is derived from Chinese phonetic notation of Tibetan instrument 'pipi' and Uighur instrument 'didi.' As seen from the name, it is originally introduced from Central Asia to China, Korea and Japan through the Silk Road. It is assumed that Piri has been played since 5th~6th century in Korea. Also, it has been consisted as a regular instrumentation in 'Hyang-ak' since Goryeo Dynasty. Hyang piri is a Korean double reed instrument of the piri family. There are eight finger holes on the bamboo body. Seven of the finger holes are on the front and one is on the back for the thumb. The Hyang piri is the longest and most common out of all piris. Because of its loud and nasal tone, it usually plays the main melody in an ensemble.

Mobile Application

Android      

Users can play Hyang-piri by touching holes, and manipulate sound. 

For example, users can control volume by dragging vertically and control pitch by dragging horizontally.

Two types of 'Nong', typical expression of Korean music which is similar to vibrato, mode is provided, so users can choose or create desirable sound. 

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  Instruments                                                       App information

  

iOS         

Hyang-piri application for iOS makes sound with blowing a microphone on the device, and is able to play various pitches with the combination of different fingering positions. It is also able to play Nong effect with moving the device back and forth. 

    

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[Basic fingering position of a diatonic scale for wind instruments]

[Basic fingering position of a chromatic scale for wind instruments]

[Extended fingering position of a chromatic scale for wind instruments]

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