idiophone

musical instruments that produce sound from the vibrations of the body of the musical instrument itself
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idiophone

Summary

idiophone is a family of musical instruments[1]. idiophone has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • idiophone's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3].
  • idiophone is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • idiophone is part of Hornbostel–Sachs[5].
  • idiophone is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6].
  • idiophone is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[7].
  • idiophone's Commons category is recorded as Idiophones[8].
  • idiophone comprises lithophone[9].
  • idiophone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Idiophones[10].
  • idiophone's Commons gallery is recorded as Idiophone[11].
  • idiophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Idiophones'}[12].
  • idiophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Idiofoni'}[13].
  • idiophone's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 1[14].
  • idiophone's exact match is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/1[15].

Body

Definition and Type

idiophone's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3]. idiophone is a type of musical instrument[4].

Use and Application

idiophone comprises lithophone[9]. Part of include Hornbostel–Sachs[5], a musical instrument classification[16]; MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6], a musical instrument classification[17]; and Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[7].

Why It Matters

idiophone has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] idiophone is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id Q321465
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  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Idiophones
    Has parts
    Has part(s) lithophone
    Part of Hornbostel–Sachs, MIMO's classification of musical instruments, Guizzi's classification of musical instruments
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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