American Musical Instrument Society — The American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) was formed in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods (the branch… … Wikipedia
Ernest Edward Galpin — (born Grahamstown December 6, 1858 October 16, 1941 Mosdene, Transvaal, was a South African botanist and banker. He left some 16,000 sheets to the National Herbarium in Pretoria and was dubbed the Prince of Collectors by General Smuts. Galpin… … Wikipedia
Memorial (society) — Memorial / Мемориал Type Non profit NGO Founded 1987 Location Russia Services History of totalitarianism, protecting human rights Website … Wikipedia
Memorial society — Memorial Cet article concerne une ONG russe. Pour le monument commémoratif, voir mémorial. Memorial, (en russe : Мемориал), ou Memorial society, est une ONG russe de défense des droits de l homme. Son origine remonte à la période de la … Wikipédia en Français
List of national instruments (music) — National instruments redirects here. For the company, see National Instruments. This list contains musical instruments of symbolic or cultural importance within a nation, state, ethnicity, tribe or other group of people. In some cases, national… … Wikipedia
Hurdy gurdy — Infobox Instrument color1=#FFD700 color2=#FFEC8B name=Hurdy gurdy names=(Wheel fiddle) range= classification=String instrument (bowed) related= *Nyckelharpa *Bowed clavierA hurdy gurdy (also known as a wheel fiddle) is a stringed musical… … Wikipedia
Boehm system (clarinet) — The Böhm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet jeune . The name is somewhat deceptive; the system was inspired by Theobald Boehm s system for the flute, but… … Wikipedia
Clarinet — This article is about the musical instrument. For ClariNet, see ClariNet. Clarinet B♭ Clarinet (Boehm system) Woodwind instrument Classification Wind Woodwind … Wikipedia
Erhu — Classification Bowed string instrument Related instruments Huqin The erhu ( … Wikipedia
List of chordophones by Hornbostel-Sachs number — The Hornbostel Sachs system of musical instrument classification groups all instruments in which sound is produced primarily by the vibration of a string or strings. [Von Hornbostel and Sachs] HS321.33 [cite journal|title=Plucked Lutes in West… … Wikipedia
