Membranophone

Membranophone is a musical instrument or family of musical instruments.

Also recorded as membranophones; membrane instruments.

Overview

Class of musical instruments which produce sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane.

In detail

Recorded constituent parts are membrane.

It forms part of Hornbostel–Sachs and Guizzi's classification of musical instruments.

Sources

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    “Membranophone”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q212892: Membranophone

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