The Sachs-Hornbostel system (or H-S System) is a comprehensive, global method of classifying acoustic musical instruments. It was developed in 1914 by two European musicologists, despite their own fears that such a systematic system was nearly impossible.
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why do we need to know the hornbostel Sachs of an instrument?
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Classification of Musical Instruments: the Sachs-Hornbostel System
The Sachs-Hornbostel system (or H-S System) is a comprehensive, global method of classifying acoustic musical instruments. It was developed in 1914 by two European musicologists, despite their own fears that such a systematic system was nearly impossible.