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Membranophone
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thumb|Membranophone A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification.
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- Instance of
- family of musical instruments
- Subclass of
- musical instrument
- Has part
- membrane
- Official name
- Membranofoni
- Image
- Civic Orchestra of Chicago Timpani.jpg
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- Membranophones
- topic's main category
- Category:Membranophones
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- Membranophone
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
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- exact match
- www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/94
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- Hornbostel–Sachs
- Length and breadth
- Traditional classifications
- Other categories
- See also
- References
thumb|Membranophone A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification.
According to Sachs,
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