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Membranophone

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Also known as membranophones, membrane instruments

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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membrane
Official name
Membranofoni
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Hornbostel-Sachs classification
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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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