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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
Membranophone
Mirlitons, as the kazoo in the picture, are a special class of membranophone, and is the only class that does not consist of true drums
A timpani is a kind of kettle drum
A cuica is a kind of friction drum
Musical instrument classification is the practice of grouping musical instruments according to shared characteristics. It is a central concern of organology, the study of musical instruments. Classifi
Membranophone
…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…
Variety of recorders in Martin Agricola's 1529 Musica instrumentalis deudsch (German instrumental music)