Hornbostel Sachs classification of instrumentVersion en ligne classification of instruments by means of their method of sound production par Virginia Rodrigo Calabia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W X Y Z Starts with A They produce sound by vibrating a column of air. Starts with B these instruments create sound through the vibration of a player's lips on the mouthpiece Starts with C A pair of similar instruments are struck together or struck against each other to create sounds, such as cymbals and castanets Starts with D Electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns Starts with E Musical instruments that produce sound electronically or produce its initial sound traditionally and then are electronically amplified Starts with F Refers to wind instruments that have a freely vibrating reed and the pitch depends on the size of the reed. A good example is the accordion Contains G Musical instrument played by turning a handle, which is typically attached to a wheel sounding a series of drone strings, with keys worked by the left hand. Starts with H Musical instrument consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers Contains I Part of some musical instruments, such as a recorder or pipe, that the player puts into his or her mouth and blows Contains J Box-shaped percussion instrument used in Flamenco, played by slapping the front or rear faces Starts with K A large bowl-shaped metal drum with a parchment or plastic head usually struck with wooden sticks covered in felt Starts with L Plucked chordophone with a long neck bearing frets and a rounded body with a flat front, rather like a halved egg in shape. Starts with M Musical instruments that use vibrating stretched membranes or skin to produce sound Contains N Military and orchestral percussion instrument having several gut, nylon, wire, or wire-covered silk strings (snares) stretched across the lower, or snare, head Starts with O Group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music Starts with P keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard Starts with R Bowed chordophone instrument of the Medieval era and the early Renaissance Starts with S African musical instrument consisting of a row of narrow metal pieces, that you play with your fingers and thumbs Starts with T Deep-pitched brass wind instrument with valves and wide conical bore Starts with U Plucked stringed instrument. It normally has four strings, a fretted fingerboard Starts with W Scraped idiophone with ridges on its surface sometimes used in some types of folk and country music Starts with X Musical instrument with wooden bars that is played by hitting it with small hammer-like mallets. Contains Y Electronic musical instrument, typically operated by a keyboard, producing a wide variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies Starts with Z Friction membranophone consisting of a pot-shaped body, a membrane and a stick attached through the centre