A study on traditional Malay musical instruments sounds classification system

This paper discusses the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments. This classification system was originally designed for musical instruments and books about instruments, and was first published in German in 1914. Hornbostel-Sachs has dominated organological discourse and practice since its creation, and this article analyses the scheme’s context, background, versions and impact. The position of Hornbostel-Sachs in the history and development of instrument classification is explored. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the mechanics of the scheme, including its decimal notation, the influential broad categories of the scheme, its warrant and its typographical layout. The version history of the scheme is outlined and the relationships between versions is visualised, including its translations, the introduction of the electrophones category and the Musical Instruments Museums Online (MIMO) version designed for a digital environment. The reception of Hornbostel-Sachs is analysed, and its usage, criticism and impact are all considered. As well as dominating organological research and practice for over a century, it is shown that Hornbostel-Sachs also had a significant influence on the bibliographic classification of music.

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Feature Extraction for Traditional Malay Musical Instruments Classification System

2009 International Conference of Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition ◽

10.1109/socpar.2009.94 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Norhalina Senan ◽

Rosziati Ibrahim ◽

Nazri Mohd Nawi ◽

Musa Mohd Mokji

Keyword(s):

Feature Extraction ◽

Classification System ◽

Musical Instruments

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International Research and Variation in Views of Ethnicity

Perspectives on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders ◽

10.1044/gics2.2.66 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 66-72

Author(s):

Ella Inglebret ◽

Amy Skinder-Meredith ◽

Shana Bailey ◽

Carla Jones ◽

Ashley France

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Classification System ◽

International Research ◽

The United States ◽

Research Articles ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Research Participants ◽

The Past ◽

International Scale ◽

Publication Patterns

The authors in this article first identify the extent to which research articles published in three American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) journals included participants, age birth to 18 years, from international backgrounds (i.e., residence outside of the United States), and go on to describe associated publication patterns over the past 12 years. These patterns then provide a context for examining variation in the conceptualization of ethnicity on an international scale. Further, the authors examine terminology and categories used by 11 countries where research participants resided. Each country uses a unique classification system. Thus, it can be expected that descriptions of the ethnic characteristics of international participants involved in research published in ASHA journal articles will widely vary.

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