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Hornbostel-Sachs

Hornbostel-Sachs proper noun: a system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.

Proper noun

Hornbostel-Sachs

  1. (attributive) A system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.

Forms of Hornbostel-Sachs

alternative formSachs-Hornbostel

Origin of Hornbostel-Sachs

Devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs.

Questions about Hornbostel-Sachs

What does Hornbostel-Sachs mean?
Hornbostel-Sachs means a system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.
What part of speech is Hornbostel-Sachs?
Hornbostel-Sachs is a proper noun.

Words near Hornbostel-Sachs in the dictionary

  1. hornblendization
  2. hornblower
  3. hornblowers
  4. hornbook
  5. hornbooks
  6. Hornbostel-Sachs
  7. Hornbrook
  8. Hornbuckle
  9. Hornbuckles
  10. hornbug
  11. hornbugs

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