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Kayagum is a 12-string half-tube plucked zither with movable bridges (Kaya=an ancient Korean kingdom; gum/kum=string instrument). Today it is one of the most popular Korean instruments. It features in much court music, notably in Yongsan Hoesang, and in two folk genres---Sanjo (“scattered melodies“) and Kayagum Byongchang (a song accompanied by the instrument). It also commonly plays in many accompanying ensembles. Eckardt and some Korean scholars state that the early name for the zither was Ko, hence the a