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Audio Transcript Excerpt: PROFESSOR: 'In acoustic physics, musical instruments are categorized by the physical medium that oscillates to produce sound—the Hornbostel-Sachs system. Chordophones generate sound via vibrating strings, whether plucked, bowed, or struck (like violins and harpsichords). Aerophones produce sound by causing a column of air to vibrate without vibrating strings or membranes (like flutes and trumpets). Membranophones utilize a stretched flexible membrane that vibrates when struck (like snare drums and timpani). Idiophones produce sound through the vibration of the instrument's own solid body without requiring strings or membranes (such as triangles, marimbas, and cymbals).'

According to this taxonomy, how is a marimba classified?

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