aerophone

musical instrument that produces sound from the vibration of a column of air within the instrument itself
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aerophone
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aerophone

Summary

aerophone is a family of musical instruments[1]. aerophone has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • aerophone's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3].
  • aerophone is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • aerophone is part of Hornbostel–Sachs[5].
  • aerophone is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6].
  • aerophone is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[7].
  • aerophone's Commons category is recorded as Aerophones[8].
  • aerophone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aerophones[9].
  • aerophone's Commons gallery is recorded as Aerophone[10].
  • aerophone's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/225[11].
  • aerophone's described at URL is recorded as https://dem.colmex.mx/Ver/aer%c3%b3fono[12].
  • aerophone's topic has template is recorded as Template:Aerophones[13].
  • aerophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aerophones'}[14].
  • aerophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Aerofoni'}[15].
  • aerophone's used by is recorded as aerophonist[16].
  • aerophone's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 4[17].
  • aerophone's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft[18].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Hornbostel–Sachs[5], a musical instrument classification[19]; MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6], a musical instrument classification[20]; and Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[7]. aerophone's used by is recorded as aerophonist[16].

Why It Matters

aerophone has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] aerophone is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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] . Q129415937. 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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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 by Febo Guizzi. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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