CLASSIFICATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS HORNBOSTEL & SACHS CLASSIFICATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
which is the most widely used system for It is a system of musical instrument classification devised by Erich Moritz von HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INSTRUMENT’S CLASSIFICATION? Hornbostel and Curt Sachs which is the most widely used system for classifying musical instruments - Know the source of the sound or the part that vibrates to produce the sound . by ethnomusicologists and organologists (people who study musical instruments).
Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones 2. chordophones 3. aerophones 4. membranophones
Clave Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones Clave
Maracas Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones Maracas
Guiro Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones Guiro
Glockenspiel Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones Glockenspiel
Mbira Four main Classifications: 1. Idiophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones Mbira
Four main Classifications: Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 1. Idiophones actual body of the instrument vibrating, - sound is primarily produced by the rather than a string, membrane, or column of air. In essence, this group includes all percussion instruments apart from drums, as well as some other instruments.
Guitar Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Guitar
Harp Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Harp
Erhu Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Erhu
Violin Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? Violin
Gayageum Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Gayageum
Valiha Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Valiha
Inanga Four main Classifications: 2. chordophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 2. chordophones Inanga
Four main Classifications: 2. CHORDophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? - sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings. This group includes all instruments generally called string instruments in the west, as well as many (but not all) keyboard instruments, such as pianos and harpsichords.
Trumpet Four main Classifications: 3. aerophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 3. aerophones Trumpet
Shakuhachi Four main Classifications: 3. aerophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 3. aerophones Shakuhachi
Ocarina Four main Classifications: 3. aerophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 3. aerophones Ocarina
Tongali Four main Classifications: 3. aerophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 3. aerophones Tongali
Oboe Four main Classifications: 3. aerophones Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? 3. aerophones Oboe
Four main Classifications: 3. AEROPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? - sound is primarily produced by the vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membrane.
Bodhran Four main Classifications: 3. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? Bodhran
Tabla Four main Classifications: 3. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? Tabla
Darbuka Four main Classifications: 3. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? Darbuka
Dabakan Four main Classifications: 3. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? Dabakan
Four main Classifications: 4. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? - sound is primarily produced by the vibration of tightly stretched membrane. This group includes all drums covered with animal skin.
SUMMARY CLASSIFICATION SOURCE OF SOUND Idiophone Chordophone Aerophone Actual body of the instrument is vibrating Chordophone Vibrating string or strings Aerophone Vibrating column of air Membranophone Vibration of a tightly stretched membrane or skin