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Name: Classifying Musical Instruments
ID: m11896
Language: English (en)
Summary: An introduction to a classification system for all musical isntruments.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: aerophones, brass instruments, chordophones, drums, electrophones, idiophones, keyboard instruments, membranophones, musical instruments, percussion, string instruments, strings, winds, woodwinds
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)

Version: 1.6 (history)
Created: Apr 7, 2004 2:09 pm GMT-5
Revised: Oct 11, 2004 9:38 am GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.6 Oct 11, 2004 9:38 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added acknowledgements section.

Version: 1.5 Sep 27, 2004 11:08 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added "chordphone types" figure

Version: 1.4 Jun 15, 2004 9:57 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added more illustrations

Version: 1.3 Jun 8, 2004 8:51 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Improved images

Version: 1.2 Apr 16, 2004 2:11 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Published orchestral classification separately, added figures, rewrote electrophones, and corrected typos.

Version: 1.1 Apr 15, 2004 11:02 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
new module

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Schmidt-Jones, C. Classifying Musical Instruments, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/, Oct 11, 2004.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Schmidt-Jones C. Classifying Musical Instruments [Connexions Web site]. October 11, 2004. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, C. (2004, October 11). Classifying Musical Instruments. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. "Classifying Musical Instruments." Connexions. October 11, 2004. http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Catherine Schmidt-Jones, "Classifying Musical Instruments," Connexions, October 11, 2004, http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Schmidt-Jones, C. 2004. Classifying Musical Instruments. Connexions, October 11, 2004. http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. Classifying Musical Instruments. Connexions. 11 Oct. 2004 <http://cnx.org/content/m11896/1.6/>.