The Sachs-Hornbostel System

When we speak of the different types of musical instruments, we often classify them into percussions, strings, wind, etc. But there is actually a more accurate classification of music instruments called the Sachs-Hornbostel System. Here we will first look at idiophones and membranophones.What are they exactly?

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