Hornbostel-Sachs

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Etymology

Devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs.

Proper noun

Hornbostel-Sachs

  1. (music, chiefly attributive) A system of musical instrument classification based on the nature of the sound-producing material.