wind instrument

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wind instrument

Summary

wind instrument is a family of musical instruments[1]. It draws 1,246 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #13 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • wind instrument's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3].
  • wind instrument is a type of aerophone[4].
  • wind instrument is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[5].
  • wind instrument is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[6].
  • wind instrument is part of Hornbostel–Sachs[7].
  • wind instrument's Commons category is recorded as Wind instruments[8].
  • wind instrument comprises brass instrument[9].
  • wind instrument comprises woodwind instrument[10].
  • wind instrument's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wind instruments[11].
  • wind instrument's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/245[12].
  • wind instrument's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[13].
  • wind instrument's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • wind instrument's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • wind instrument's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • wind instrument's topic has template is recorded as Template:Wind musical instruments[17].
  • wind instrument's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wind instruments proper'}[18].
  • wind instrument's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Strumenti a fiato (propriamente detti)'}[19].
  • wind instrument's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'instrumenty dęte'}[20].
  • wind instrument's used by is recorded as wind instrument player[21].
  • wind instrument's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 42[22].
  • wind instrument's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Components include brass instrument[9], a family of musical instruments[24] and woodwind instrument[10], a family of musical instruments[25]. Part of include MIMO's classification of musical instruments[5], a musical instrument classification[26]; Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[6]; and Hornbostel–Sachs[7], a musical instrument classification[27]. wind instrument's used by is recorded as it player[21].

Why It Matters

wind instrument draws 1,246 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #13 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments, Guizzi's classification of musical instruments, Hornbostel–Sachs
    Instance of
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1971328
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