List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 111

This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 111 under that system. These instruments are directly struck idiophones.

1: Idiophones. instrument in which the substance of the instrument itself produces sounds, without requiring stretched membranes or strings.

11: Struck idiophones. Instruments that produce sounds through vibration caused by percussion action - hitting, shaking, or scraping.

111: Directly struck idiophones. Instrument that is struck by a player directly; either by mechanical intermediate devices, beaters, keyboards, or by pulling ropes, etc.

111.1: Concussion (clapper) idiophones. Complementary sound producing parts are stuck against each other.

111.2 Percussion Idiophones

111.21 Percussion sticks or bars
- Crystallophones:
  - Glass marimba
  - Glasschord
- Triangle
- Xylophones (strictly made of wood):
  - Balafon
  - Gandingan a kayo
  - Kulintang a kayo
  - Luntang or kwintangan kayo
  - Marimba
  - Marimbaphone (also bowed)
  - Pong lang
  - Xylorimba
111.22 Percussion plaque
- Crotales
- Lithophone
- Metallophones:
  - Celesta
  - Fangxiang
  - Gangsa
  - Gendér
  - Glockenspiel
  - Kulintang a tiniok, kulintang a putao or sarunay
  - Ranat ek lek
  - Ranat thum lek
  - Toy piano
  - Ugal
  - Vibraphone
111.23 Percussion tube
- Tubular bells or chimes
111.24 Vessels:
- Cymbals
- Hang
- Slit drums:
  - Agung a tamlang
  - Kagul or tagutok
- Steelpan or steel drum
- Tank drum
- Udu (also an aerophone)
  - 111.241 Gongs:
    - Agung or agong
    - Babendil
    - Gandingan
    - Kulintang or kolintang
  - 111.242 Bells
    - Bell
    - Cowbell

12: Instruments set into vibration by plucking.

13: Instruments in which the substance of the instrument itself produces sounds and are set into vibration by rubbing.

14: Instruments set into vibration by blowing or moving air.

15: Idiophones not allocated a number in the Hornbostel-Sachs system.

2: Instruments in which sound is produced primarily through a vibrating membrane (membranophone). This includes all drums.

3: Instruments in which sound is produced by one or more vibrating strings (chordophones, string instruments).

4: Instruments in which sound is produced through vibrating air (aerophone). This includes wind instruments and free-reed instruments.

5: Instruments that generate their sound electronically (electrophone).

List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 111

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