List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 322.221
This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 322.221 under that system. These instruments are board zithers that use slats as resonators.
- 3: Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings (chordophones, string instruments).
- 32: Instruments in which the resonator and string bearer are physically united and can not be separated without destroying the instrument
- 322: Instrument whose strings are at right angles to the sound table, such that a line between the lower tips of the strings would point at the neck (harps)
- 322.2: Instrument has a pillar (frame harps)
- 322.22: Instrument has tuning action
- 322.221: Instrument can be tuned with hand levers
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
List
Instrument |
Tradition |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification |
Description
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clárseach[1][2] cláirsach (Scottish), cruit |
Ireland |
322.221 |
Polychord wire-strung harp with a fore-pillar
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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. Galpin Society. 14: 3–29. doi:10.2307/842168. JSTOR 842168.
Notes
- ↑ "News". The Historical Harp Society of Ireland. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
The (Historical Harp Society of Ireland) was founded in 2002 to promote Ireland’s forgotten national instrument, the wire-strung cláirseach: the historical harp of Ireland and the country’s national emblem.
- ↑ Patterson, Annie W. (July 1920). "The Folk-Music of Ireland: Its Past, Present, and Future Aspects" (PDF). The Musical Quarterly. 6 (3): 455–467. doi:10.1093/mq/vi.3.455. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
(Ireland) traces the origin of its national instrument, which is also its heraldic emblem, to ancient Egypt.
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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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| 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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