List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 311.221

This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 311.221 under that system. It includes instruments that are true stick zithers with one resonator.

3: Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings (chordophones, string instruments).
31: Instruments which consist solely of a string bearer or a string bearer with a resonator that is not integral to the instrument
311: Instruments with a string bearer shaped like a bar, or consisting of a sideways board (bar zithers)
311.2: Instrument has a rigid and inflexible string carrier (stick zither)
311.22: Instrument has no curved or flexible end (true stick zither)
311.221: Instrument has one resonator gourd

These instruments may be classified with a suffix, based on how the strings are caused to vibrate.

List

Instrument Tradition Hornbostel–Sachs classification Description
pin pia[1]
Lanna (Northern Thailand) 311.221 Chest-resonated stick zither with two to five strings
veena[2]
vina
India 311.222 Semitonically fretted lute with a long, cylindrical shape, resting on two gourds

References

Notes

  1. McGraw, Andrew (Summer–Fall 2007). "The Pia's Subtle Sustain: Contemporary Ethnic Identity and the Revitalization of the Lanna 'Heart Harp'". Asian Music. 38 (2): 115142. doi:10.1353/amu.2007.0035.
  2. Frishmuth, Sarah S. (July 1905). "Stringed Instruments". Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum. Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum, Vol. 3, No. 11. 3 (11): 4548. doi:10.2307/3793687. JSTOR 3793687. India has an infinite variety of lutes, the vina, her national instrument, having a...
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