The Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification groups all instruments in which sound is produced primarily by way of the instrument itself vibrating without the use of membranes or strings.
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Idiophones (1)
Struck idiophones (11)
Idiophones set in motion by a percussion action, including 111. directly struck instruments, 112. indirectly struck. With 112.1 shaken and 112.2 scraped.
Directly struck Idiophones (111)
- 111.1 Concussion Idiophones
- 111.2 Percussion Idiophones
- 111.21 Percussion sticks or bars
- Glass marimba
- Glasschord
- Triangle
- Xylophones (strictly made of wood):
- 111.22 Percussion plaque
- 111.23 Percussion tube
- 111.24 Vessels:
- Cymbals
- Hang
- Slit drums:
- Steelpan or steel drum
- Udu (also an aerophone)
- 111.21 Percussion sticks or bars
Indirectly struck Idiophones (112)
- 112.1 Shaken
- 112.2 Scraped
Plucked idiophones (12)
Instruments set into vibration by plucking.
In the form of a frame (121)
In the form of a comb (122)
- Kalimba
- Marímbula
- Mbira or sansa
- Musical box or music box
Friction idiophones (13)
Instruments set into vibration by rubbing.
Friction sticks (131)
Friction plaques (132)
Friction vessels (133)
Blown idiophones (14)
Instruments set into vibration by blowing or moving air.
Blown sticks (141)
Blown plaques (142)
Unclassified idiophones (15)
Idiophones not allocated a number in the Hornbostel-Sachs system.
- Flexed idiophones
- Directly flexed
Membranophones (2)
List of membranophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number
Chordophones (3)
List of chordophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number
Aerophones (4)
List of aerophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number
Electrophones (5)
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