Instrumentum

Japanese: instrumentum
Instrumentum

… The concept of a musical instrument as we commonly use it corresponds to the European words “instrument” or “organon.” The former comes from the Latin “instrumentum,” meaning a tool, and the latter from the Greek “organon” and Latin “organum,” meaning an organ. Since the Renaissance in Europe, music has been broadly divided into vocal music made by the human voice and instrumental music made by musical instruments. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "instrumentum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 我々がふつうに使う〈楽器〉の概念は,ヨーロッパ系言語の〈インストルメント〉または〈オルガノン〉に相当する。前者は道具を意味するラテン語instrumentum,後者は器官を意味するギリシア語organon,ラテン語organumに,それぞれ由来する。 ヨーロッパではルネサンス以後,音楽を人間の声による声楽と楽器による器楽とに大別してきた。…

※「instrumentum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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