List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 311.121.221
This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 311.121.221 under that system. These instruments are single-stringed heterochord musical bows with an attached resonator and a tuning noose.
- 3: Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings (chordophones, string instruments).
- 31: Instruments which consist solely of a string bearer or a string bearer with a resonator that is not integral to the instrument
- 311: Instruments with a string bearer shaped like a bar, or consisting of a sideways board (bar zithers)
- 311.1: Instruments with a flexible or curved string bearer
- 311.12: Instruments with string made from a different material than the string bearer
- 311.121: Instruments with only one heterochord string
- 311.121.2: Instrument has a resonator
- 311.121.22: Instrument has a resonator that is attached
- 311.121.221: Instrument does not have a tuning noose
These instruments may be classified with a suffix, based on how the strings are caused to vibrate.
- 4: Hammers or beaters
- 5: Bare hands and fingers
- 6: Plectrum
- 7: Bowing
- 71: Using a bow
- 72: Using a wheel
- 73: Using a ribbon
- 8: Keyboard
- 9: Using a mechanical drive
Instrument |
Tradition |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification |
Description
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berimbau[1]
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Brazil |
311.121.221 |
Single-stringed musical bow Toque de Angola on unaccompanied berimbau
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References
- von Hornbostel, Erich M.; Curt Sachs (March 1961). "Classification of Musical Instruments: Translated from the Original German by Anthony Baines and Klaus P. Wachsmann". The Galpin Society Journal. The Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 14. 14: 3–29. doi:10.2307/842168. JSTOR 842168.
Notes
- ↑ Graham, Richard (Spring–Summer 1991). "Technology and Culture Change: The Development of the "Berimbau" in Colonial Brazil". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana. Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana, Vol. 12, No. 1. 12 (1): 1–20. doi:10.2307/780049. JSTOR 780049.
Although this metamorphosis insured the emerging berimbau a higher social status as a Brazilian national instrument.
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| 11. Struck |
- 111. Directly
- 111.1. Concussion
- 111.2. Percussion
- 112. Indirectly
- 112.1. Shaken/rattle
- 112.2. Scraped/rasp
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| 12. Plucked |
- 121. Frame
- 122. Comb
- 122.1. Lace
- 122.2. Cut out
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| 13. Friction |
- 131. Stick
- 132. Plaque
- 133. Vessel
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| 14. Blown | |
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| 21. Struck |
- 211. Directly
- 211.1. Bowl
- 211.2. Tubular
- 211.3. Frame
- 212. Shaken
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| 22. Plucked | |
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| 23. Friction |
- 231. Stick
- 232. Cord
- 233. Hand
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| 24. Kazoo |
- 241. Free
- 242. Tube/vessel
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| 31. Simple / zither |
- 311. Bar/stick
- 312. Tube
- 313. Raft
- 314. Board
- 315. Trough
- 316. Frame
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| 41. Free |
- 411. Displacement
- 412. Interruptive
- 412.1. Idiophonic/reed
- 412.2. Non-idiophonic
- 413. Plosive
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| 42. Non-free | |
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