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What are the five categories of instruments in the Sachs- Hornbostel system?
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In the Sachs- Hornbostel system there are five categories of instruments based on the physical characteristics of sound. The chordophones are instruments with strings stretched between fixed points. Aerophones are instruments that use air as primary source of vibrations. Membranophones are instruments that vibrate by means of tightly stretched skins. Idiophones are instruments that are sounded by the instrument itself. Electrophones is the last category that was added due to the advancement of technology.
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