<P> In the 14th century Jean de Muris produced a classification system which divided all musical instruments into three classes : Percussion , String and Wind . Hornbostel -- Sachs further develops this scheme , but abandons the percussion high - level grouping , replacing it by the groups idiophones and membranophones . </P>
<P> In the 14th century Jean de Muris produced a classification system which divided all musical instruments into three classes : Percussion , String and Wind . Hornbostel -- Sachs further develops this scheme , but abandons the percussion high - level grouping , replacing it by the groups idiophones and membranophones . </P>
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the classification system of instruments based on - phones was created by
Jean de Muris
Jean de Muris