Hornbostel–Sachs

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musical instrument classification system organological classification system

Hornbostel–Sachs is a widely used system for classifying musical instruments based on how they produce sound.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Hornbostel–Sachs membranophone 3
Hornbostel–Sachs system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical instrument classification system ⓘ
organological classification system ⓘ
appliesTo musical instruments worldwide ⓘ
basedOn Victor-Charles Mahillon’s instrument classification system ⓘ
classificationBasis physical principles of sound production ⓘ
classificationCodeFormat numeric ⓘ
classificationStructure decimal-like ⓘ
hierarchical ⓘ
criterion method of sound production ⓘ
definesClass aerophones ⓘ
chordophones ⓘ
electrophones ⓘ
idiophones ⓘ
membranophones ⓘ
describedAs standard reference system in organology ⓘ
widely used ⓘ
distinguishesFrom classification by cultural origin ⓘ
classification by musical genre ⓘ
field ethnomusicology ⓘ
musicology ⓘ
organology ⓘ
goal enable cross-cultural comparison of instruments ⓘ
provide systematic classification of instruments ⓘ
hasComponent main class numbers ⓘ
subclass numbers ⓘ
suffixes for playing technique ⓘ
hasNotableUser ethnomusicologists ⓘ
musical instrument museums ⓘ
organologists ⓘ
hasTopLevelCategory aerophones ⓘ
chordophones ⓘ
electrophones ⓘ
idiophones ⓘ
membranophones ⓘ
inception 1914 ⓘ
influenced Sachs–Hornbostel revisions by later scholars ⓘ
ethnomusicological typologies ⓘ
museum cataloguing standards for instruments ⓘ
laterExtension electrophones category ⓘ
namedAfter Curt Sachs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erich Moritz von Hornbostel NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalPublicationLanguage German ⓘ
publisherOfOriginalPaper Zeitschrift für Ethnologie NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope acoustic musical instruments ⓘ
use cataloguing instruments in academic research ⓘ
classification of musical instruments ⓘ
ethnomusicological comparison of instruments ⓘ
organizing museum instrument collections ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Appalachian dulcimer → hasClassificationSystem → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ
Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4-8 → partOf → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hornbostel–Sachs system
nagara → classificationSystem → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hornbostel–Sachs membranophone
Yak Beraya → classificationSystem → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hornbostel–Sachs membranophone
Udakkiya → classificationSystem → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hornbostel–Sachs membranophone
veena → classificationSystem → Hornbostel–Sachs ⓘ