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Hornbostel–Sachs

Hornbostel–Sachs or Sachs–Hornbostel is a system of musical instrument classification devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs. This system was first published in the Zeitschrift für Ethnologie in 1914. An English translation was published in the Galpin Society Journal in 1961, which is the most widely used system for classifying musical…

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Hornbostel–Sachs

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples22
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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Hornbostel–Sachs

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related to External links · 7
Hornbostel–Sachs → Collections, Hornbostel, International Committee, Musical Instrument Museums, Sachs, SVH Classification, Wesleyan University
related to Idiophones (1) · 6
Hornbostel–Sachs → Hornbostel, Idiophones, In, Sachs, The, These
see also · 3
Hornbostel–Sachs → Hornbostel, List, Sachs

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without sets 22 fingerholes 12 421 111 11 21 112 121 122 mixed instruments 221 222 422 instrument 211 flutes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the kotoinstance ofas well as other kinds of zithers0.80text
and musical bows.Bar zithersinstance ofas well as other kinds of zithers0.80text
violinsinstance ofincluding lute-type instruments0.80text
guitarsinstance ofincluding lute-type instruments0.80text
and harps.Lutesinstance ofincluding lute-type instruments0.80text
conch shells.Edge-blown aerophones or flutesinstance ofas well as many other kinds of instruments0.80text
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksHornbostel0.60section
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksSachs0.60section
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksSVH Classification0.60section
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksWesleyan University0.60section
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksInternational Committee0.60section
Hornbostel–Sachsrelated to External linksMusical Instrument Museums0.60section

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