chordophone

class of musical instruments that makes sound by way of a vibrating string or strings stretched between two points
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chordophone
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chordophone

Summary

chordophone is a family of musical instruments[1]. chordophone draws 734 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #19 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • chordophone's instance of is recorded as family of musical instruments[3].
  • chordophone is a type of musical instrument[4].
  • chordophone is part of Hornbostel–Sachs[5].
  • chordophone is part of MIMO's classification of musical instruments[6].
  • chordophone is part of Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[7].
  • chordophone's Commons category is recorded as Chordophones[8].
  • chordophone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chordophones[9].
  • chordophone's Commons gallery is recorded as Chordophone[10].
  • chordophone's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/140[11].
  • chordophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chordophones'}[12].
  • chordophone's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Cordofoni'}[13].
  • chordophone's has characteristic is recorded as vibrating string[14].
  • chordophone's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 3[15].

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Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

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

chordophone draws 734 Wikipedia views per month (family_of_musical_instruments category, ranking #19 of 55).[2] chordophone has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] chordophone is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . 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] . Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments by the MIMO Consortium. 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] . 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] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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