List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 311.121.222
This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 311.121.222 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)
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- 31: Instruments which consist solely of a string bearer or a string bearer with a resonator that is not integral to the instrument
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- 311: Instruments with a string bearer shaped like a bar, or consisting of a sideways board (bar zithers)
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- 311.1: Instruments with a flexible or curved string bearer
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- 311.12: Instruments with string made from a different material than the string bearer
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- 311.121: Instruments with only one heterochord string
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- 311.121.2: Instrument has a resonator
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- 311.121.22: Instrument has a resonator that is attached
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- 311.121.222: Instrument does 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 |
Complete classification |
Description |
goura[1]
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Khoikhoi |
311.121.222 |
Single stringed instrument, blown rather than plucked or strummed, with the string attached to a coconut shell resonator and with a tension noose wrapped around the string to adjust the pitch |
lesiba[2]
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Basotho |
311.121.222 |
Stringed instrument, blown rather than plucked or strummed, with a single string and tuning noose attached both to a bow and a feather quill, with a frame made from a coconut shell |
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.
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