A blown idiophone is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. These idiophones produce sound when stimulated by moving air. For example, the aeolsklavier features sticks while the piano chanteur features plaques.
This group is divided in the following two sub-categories (see: List of idiophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number ):
Blown sticks (141) 141.1 Individual blown sticks. 141.2 Sets of blown sticks. Blown plaques (142) 142.1 Individual blown plaques. 142.2 Sets of blown plaques.
1. Idiophone (list )
11. Struck 111. Directly 111.1. Concussion 111.2. Percussion 112. Indirectly 112.1. Shaken/rattle 112.2. Scraped/rasp 12. Plucked 121. Frame 122. Comb 122.1. Lace (Mbira ) 122.2. Cut out 13. Friction 131. Stick 132. Plaque 133. Vessel 14. Blown
2. Membran- ophone (list )
21. Struck 211. Directly 212. Shaken 22. Plucked 23. Friction 231. Stick 232. Cord 233. Hand 24. Singing 241. Free 242. Tube/vessel
3.Chordophone (list )
31. Simple / zither 32. Composite
4. Aerophone (list )
41. Free 411. Displacement 412. Interruptive 412.1. Idiophonic/reed 412.11. Concussive 412.12. Percussive 412.13. Free reed 412.14. Band/Ribbon 412.2. Non-idiophonic 412.21. Rotating 412.21. Whirling 413. Plosive 42. Non-free
5.Electrophone (list )