idiophones

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical instrument family
gptkbp:audio vibration of the entire instrument body
gptkbp:category percussion instruments
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hornbostel–Sachs_system
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:membranophones
aerophones
chordophones
gptkbp:defines instruments that produce sound primarily by the instrument's own vibration, without the use of strings, membranes, or external resonators
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'idio-' (own, self) and 'phone' (sound)
gptkbp:example gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:train
vibraphone
bells
castanets
cymbals
glockenspiel
agogo
claves
wood block
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label idiophones
gptkbp:subspecies plucked idiophones
blown idiophones
friction idiophones
struck idiophones
gptkbp:usedIn folk
world music
orchestras
percussion ensembles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hornbostel–Sachs_classification_system
gptkb:Hornbostel–Sachs_system
gptkb:Hornbostel-Sachs_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7