Elementary Organology
Elementary organology (also known as physical organology) is a classification scheme based on the Elements (i.e. state-of-matter), in which sound production takes place
The Elementary Organology map can be traced to Kartomi, Schaeffner, Yamaguchi, and others, as well as to the Greek and Roman concepts of Elementary classification of all objects, not just musical instruments. Thus "elementary" refers to "element" (i.e. state-of-matter) as well as to something that is fundamental or innate (physical).
Elementary organology (physical organology) categorizes musical instruments by their Classical Element, i.e.
| Element | State | Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earth | solids | Gaiaphones | the first category proposed by Andre Schaeffner; |
| 2 | Water | liquids | hydraulophones | |
| 3 | Air | gases | aerophones | the second category proposed by Andre Schaeffner; |
| 4 | Fire | plasmas | plasmaphones | |
| 5 | Quintessence/Idea | informatics | quintephones |
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Famous quotes containing the word elementary:
“Listen. We converse as we live—by repeating, by combining and recombining a few elements over and over again just as nature does when of elementary particles it builds a world.”
—William Gass (b. 1924)