Category:Zither family instruments

**simple chordophone**
	class of musical instruments
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Instance of	family of musical instruments;
Subclass of	chordophone;
Part of	MIMO's classification of musical instruments; Guizzi's classification of musical instruments; Hornbostel–Sachs;
Said to be the same as	zither
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31: Instruments which consist solely of a string bearer or a string bearer with a resonator that is not integral to the instrument (Category:Zither family instruments or simple chordophones).

This is for the zither family in broader sense, aka Simple chordophones.

For zithers in narrow sense, See also categories: Zithers and Drone zither.

, etc.

Hornbostel-Sachs musical instrument categories

Category:Musical instruments
Category:Scientific musical instruments classification
1 Category:Idiophones
- 11 Category:Struck idiophones
  - 111 Category:Directly struck idiophones
    - 111.1 Category:Concussion idiophones
      - 111.11 Category:Stick concussion idiophones
      - 111.12 Category:Plaque concussion idiophones
      - 111.13 Category:Trough concussion idiophones
      - 111.14 Category:Vessel concussion idiophones
    - 111.2 Category:Percussion idiophones
      - 111.21 Category:Stick percussion idiophones
      - 111.22 Category:Plaque percussion idiophones (Category:Lithophones)
      - 111.23 Category:Tube percussion idiophones
      - 111.24 Category:Vessel percussion idiophones
        111.241 Category:Gongs
        111.241.1 Category:Individual gongs
        
        111.241.2 Category:Sets of gongs
        
        111.242 Category:Bells
        
        111.243 Category:Slit drums
  - 112 Category:Indirectly struck idiophones
    - 112.1 Category:Shaken idiophones (rattles)
      - 112.11 Category:Suspension rattles
        112.111 Category:Strung rattles
        
        112.112 Category:Stick rattles
      - 112.12 Category:Frame rattles
        112.121 Category:Pendant rattles
        
        112.122 Category:Sliding rattles
      - 112.13 Category:Vessel rattles
    - 112.2 Category:Scraped idiophones
      - 112.21 Category:Scraped stick idiophones
      - 112.22 Category:Scraped tube idiophones
      - 112.23 Category:Scraped vessel idiophones
      - 112.24 Category:Scraped wheel idiophones
- 12 Category:Lamellaphones (plucked idiophones)
  - 121 Category:Frame lamellaphones
    - 121.2 Category:Jaw harps and guimbardes
      - 121.21 Category:Idioglot guimbardes
      - 121.22 Category:Heteroglot guimbardes
  - 122 Category:Comb lamellaphones
    - 122.1 Category:Laced comb lamellaphones
    - 122.2 Category:Cut-out comb lamellaphones
- 13 Category:Friction idiophones
- 14 Category:Blown idiophones
2 Category:Membranophones
- 21 Category:Struck membranophones
  - 211 Category:Directly struck membranophones
    - 211.1 Category:Kettle drums
    - 211.2 Category:Tubular drums
      - 211.21 Category:Cylindrical drums
      - 211.22 Category:Barrel drums
      - 211.23 Category:Double-conical drums
      - 211.24 Category:Hourglass drums
      - 211.25 Category:Conical drums
    - 211.3 Category:Frame drums
  - 212 :Category:Indirectly struck membranophones
- 22 Category:Plucked membranophones
  - 221 Category:Frame plucked membranophones
  - 222 Category:Comb plucked membranophones
- 23 Category:Friction membranophones
- 24 Category:Singing membranes (blown membranophones)
  - 241 Category:Free singing membranes
  - 242 Category:Vessel singing membranes
3 Category:Chordophones
- 31 Category:Zither family instruments (Category:Simple chordophones)
  - 311 Category:Bar or stick zithers
    - 311.1 Category:Musical bows
      - 311.11 Category:Idiochord musical bows
      - 311.12 Category:Heterochord musical bows
    - 311.2 Category:Stick zithers
      - 311.21 Category:Musical bow cum stick
      - 311.22 Category:(True) Stick Zithers
        311.221 Category:(True) Stick Zithers with one resonator gourd
        
        311.222 Category:(True) Stick Zithers with several resonator gourds
  - 312 Category:Tube zithers
  - 313 Category:Raft zithers
  - 314 Category:Board zithers
    - 314.1 Category:True board zithers
      - 314.11 Category:True board zithers without resonator
      - 314.12 Category:True board zithers with resonator
        314.121 Category:Bowl zithers
        
        314.122 Category:Box zithers
    - 314.2 Category:Board zither variations
      - 314.21 Category:Ground zithers
      - 314.22 Category:Harp zithers
  - 315 Category:Trough zithers
  - 316 Category:Frame zithers
- 32 Category:Composite chordophones
  - 321 Category:Lute family instruments
    - 321.1 Category:Bow lutes
    - 321.2 Category:Lyre family instruments (yoke lutes)
      - 321.21 Category:Bowl lyres
      - 321.22 Category:Box lyres
    - 321.3 Category:Handle lutes
      - 321.31 Category:Spike lutes
        321.311 Category:Spike bowl lutes
        
        321.312 Category:Spike box lutes
        
        321.313 Category:Spike tube lutes
      - 321.32 Category:Necked lutes
        321.321 Category:Necked bowl lutes
        
        321.322 Category:Necked box lutes
  - 322 Category:Harps
    - 322.1 Category:Open harps
      - 322.11 Category:Arched harps
      - 322.12 Category:Angular harps
    - 322.2 Category:Frame harps
      - 322.21 Category:Frame harps without tuning
        322.211 Category:Diatonic frame harps
        
        322.212 Category:Chromatic frame harps
        322.212.1 Category:Inline chromatic harps
        
        322.212.2 Category:Cross-strung chromatic harps
      - 322.22 Category:Frame harps with tuning
        322.221 Category:Lever harps (Category:Celtic harps)
        
        322.222 Category:Pedal harps
  - 323 Category:Harp lutes
4 Category:Aerophones
- 41 Category:Free aerophones
  - 411 Category:Displacement free aerophones
  - 412 Category:Interruptive free aerophones
    - 412.1 Category:Idiophonic interruptive aerophones or reeds
      - 412.11 Category:Concussion reed aerophones
      - 412.12 Category:Percussion reed aerophones
      - 412.13 Category:Free reed aerophones without fingerholes
        412.131 Category:Individual free reeds without fingerholes
        
        412.132 Category:Sets of free reeds without fingerholes (Category:Squeezeboxes)
    - 412.2 Category:Non-idiophonic interruptive free aerophones
      - 412.21 Category:Rotating aerophones
      - 412.22 Category:Whirling aerophones
  - 413 Category:Plosive aerophones
- 42 Category:Non-free aerophones
  - 421 Category:Edge-blown aerophones (Category:Flutes)
    - 421.1 Category:Fippleless flutes
      - 421.11 Category:End-blown flutes
        421.111 Category:Single end-blown flutes
        421.111.1 Category:Open end-blown flutes
        
        421.112 Category:Sets of end-blown flutes
        421.112.1 Category:Sets of open end-blown flutes
      - 421.12 Category:Side-blown flutes
        421.121.1 Category:Open side-blown flutes
        421.121.12 Category:Western concert flutes
        
        421.121.2 Category:Partly stopped side-blown flutes
        
        421.121.3 Category:Stopped side-blown flutes
        421.121.31 Category:Stopped side-blown flutes without fingerholes
        
        421.121.32 Category:Stopped side-blown flutes with fingerholes
      - 421.13 Category:Vessel flutes
    - 421.2 Category:Fipple flutes
      - 421.21 Category:External fipple flutes
      - 421.22 Category:Internal fipple flutes
        421.221.11 Category:Whistles
  - 422 Category:Reed aerophones
    - 422.1 Category:Double-reed instruments
      - 422.11 Category:Single oboes
        422.111 Category:Single oboes with cylindrical bore
        
        422.112 Category:Single oboes with conical bore
    - 422.2 Category:Single-reed instruments
      - 422.21 Category:Single clarinets
        422.211 Category:Single clarinets with cylindrical bore
        
        422.212 Category:Single clarinets with conical bore
    - 422.3 Category:Free reeds with fingerholes
  - 423 Category:Trumpet family instruments)
    - 423.1 Category:Natural trumpet family instruments
      - 423.11 Category:Conches (musical instruments)
        423.111 Category:End-blown conches
        
        423.112 Category:Side-blown conches
      - 423.12 Category:Tubular trumpets
        423.121 Category:End-blown trumpets
        423.121.1 Category:Straight end-blown trumpets
        
        423.121.2 Category:Natural horns (curved end-blown trumpets)
        423.121.21 Category:Natural horns without mouthpiece
        
        423.121.22 Category:Natural horns with mouthpiece
        
        423.122 Category:Side-blown trumpets
    - 423.2 Category:Chromatic trumpets
      - 423.21 Category:Keyed chromatic trumpets
      - 423.22 Category:Slide trumpet family instruments
      - 423.23 Category:Valved chromatic trumpets
        423.231 Category:Valved chromatic trumpets with conical bore
        
        423.232 Category:Valved chromatic trumpets with semi-conical bore
        
        423.233 Category:Valved chromatic trumpets with cylindrical bores
5 Category:Electrophones
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See also: Category:Elemental organology

Subcategories

This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

Zithers (29 C, 70 F)

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Pianos (60 C, 1 P, 83 F)

U

Zither family instruments of Ukraine (4 C)

Media in category "Zither family instruments"

The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.

1 capozither.jpg 1,010 × 1,947; 815 KB
Harp Zither MET MIDPTR.619a.2005.jpg 697 × 1,208; 456 KB
Performance of the cheerful musicians - the smallest musician is only 5 years old.webm 1 min 31 s, 1,920 × 1,080; 22.5 MB
Streichmelodion (cropped).jpg 2,334 × 2,970; 1.05 MB
Streichmelodion.jpg 2,918 × 4,000; 1.28 MB
Tischharfe.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.24 MB
Zither.svg 512 × 512; 16 KB

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Media in category "Zither family instruments"