Hornbostel–Sachs
E579628
Hornbostel–Sachs is a widely used system for classifying musical instruments based on how they produce sound.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hornbostel–Sachs canonical | 3 |
| Hornbostel–Sachs membranophone | 3 |
| Hornbostel–Sachs system | 3 |
| Hornbostel–Sachs numeric code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6251609 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hornbostel–Sachs Context triple: [Appalachian dulcimer, hasClassificationSystem, Hornbostel–Sachs]
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Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4-8
Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4-8 is the classification code in the Hornbostel–Sachs musical instrument system that designates the modern piano as a specific type of chordophone.
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Harmonielehre
Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
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C.
Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection
The Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection is a renowned Hungarian museum and collection featuring a vast array of traditional, historical, and rare musical instruments from around the world.
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D.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
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E.
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hornbostel–Sachs Target entity description: Hornbostel–Sachs is a widely used system for classifying musical instruments based on how they produce sound.
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A.
Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4-8
Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4-8 is the classification code in the Hornbostel–Sachs musical instrument system that designates the modern piano as a specific type of chordophone.
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B.
Harmonielehre
Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
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C.
Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection
The Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection is a renowned Hungarian museum and collection featuring a vast array of traditional, historical, and rare musical instruments from around the world.
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D.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
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E.
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical instrument classification system
ⓘ
organological classification system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | musical instruments worldwide ⓘ |
| basedOn | Victor-Charles Mahillon’s instrument classification system ⓘ |
| classificationBasis | physical principles of sound production ⓘ |
| classificationCodeFormat | numeric ⓘ |
| classificationStructure |
decimal-like
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hierarchical ⓘ |
| criterion | method of sound production ⓘ |
| definesClass |
aerophones
ⓘ
chordophones ⓘ electrophones ⓘ idiophones ⓘ membranophones ⓘ |
| describedAs |
standard reference system in organology
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widely used ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom |
classification by cultural origin
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classification by musical genre ⓘ |
| field |
ethnomusicology
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musicology ⓘ organology ⓘ |
| goal |
enable cross-cultural comparison of instruments
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provide systematic classification of instruments ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
main class numbers
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subclass numbers ⓘ suffixes for playing technique ⓘ |
| hasNotableUser |
ethnomusicologists
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musical instrument museums ⓘ organologists ⓘ |
| hasTopLevelCategory |
aerophones
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chordophones ⓘ electrophones ⓘ idiophones ⓘ membranophones ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sachs–Hornbostel revisions by later scholars
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ethnomusicological typologies ⓘ museum cataloguing standards for instruments ⓘ |
| laterExtension | electrophones category ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Curt Sachs
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Erich Moritz von Hornbostel ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publisherOfOriginalPaper | Zeitschrift für Ethnologie ⓘ |
| scope | acoustic musical instruments ⓘ |
| use |
cataloguing instruments in academic research
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classification of musical instruments ⓘ ethnomusicological comparison of instruments ⓘ organizing museum instrument collections ⓘ |
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Subject: Hornbostel–Sachs Description of subject: Hornbostel–Sachs is a widely used system for classifying musical instruments based on how they produce sound.
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