Jew's harp

Summary

Jew's harp is a family of musical instruments^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of family_of_musical_instruments entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,573 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jew's harp's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments^[3].
• Jew's harp is a type of frame lamellophone^[4].
• Jew's harp is a type of string instrument^[5].
• Jew's harp is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments^[6].
• Jew's harp is part of Hornbostel–Sachs^[7].
• Jew's harp's Commons category is recorded as Jaw harps^[8].
• Jew's harp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jaw harps^[9].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[10].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[11].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Jew's harp's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Jew's harp's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Guimbardes'}^[16].
• Jew's harp's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Scacciapensieri'}^[17].
• Jew's harp's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dromlica'}^[18].
• Jew's harp's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 121.2^[19].
• Jew's harp's different from is recorded as harmonica^[20].
• Jew's harp's different from is recorded as guimbardes (Jew's harps)^[21].
• Jew's harp's different from is recorded as idiophones directly dislocated or plucked in board- or comb-form^[22].
• Jew's harp's exact match is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/60^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Jew's harp's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments^[3]. Recorded subclass of include frame lamellophone^[4] and string instrument^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include MIMO's classification of musical instruments^[6], a musical instrument classification^[24] and Hornbostel–Sachs^[7], a musical instrument classification^[25].

Why It Matters

Jew's harp ranks in the top 2% of family_of_musical_instruments entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,573 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]