| acc |
|
Accordion |
| ad lib |
|
Ad libitum |
| afl |
|
Alto flute |
| anon |
|
Anonymous(ly) |
| arec |
|
Alto (treble) recorder |
| arr |
|
Arrangement, arranged by/for |
| asax |
|
Alto saxophone |
| A-solo |
|
Alto voice |
| audience |
|
Audience |
| bagpipes |
|
Bagpipes |
| barsax |
|
Baritone saxophone |
| Bar-solo |
|
Baritone voice |
| BBC |
|
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| bcl |
|
Bass clarinet |
| bdm |
|
Bass drum |
| bfl |
|
Bass flute |
| bgui |
|
Bass guitar |
| bn |
|
Bassoon |
| bodh |
|
Bodhrán |
| bon |
|
Bongos |
| brec |
|
Bass recorder |
| B-solo |
|
Bass voice |
| bthn |
|
Basset horn |
| btrn |
|
Bass trombone |
| ca |
|
Cor Anglais |
| cbcl |
|
Contra bass clarinet |
| cel |
|
Celeste |
| cimb |
|
Cimbalon |
| cl |
|
Clarinet |
| cnt |
|
Cornet |
| cntr |
|
Cantor |
| cong |
|
Congregation |
| crl |
|
Carillon |
| crot |
|
Crotales |
| Ct-solo |
|
Counter tenor |
| cvd |
|
Clavichord |
| cvs |
|
Claves |
| cym |
|
Cymbal |
| db |
|
Double bass |
| dbn |
|
Double bassoon |
| div. |
|
Divisi |
| dmkit |
|
Drum kit |
| ecl |
|
E flat clarinet |
| efl |
|
Electric Flute |
| egui |
|
Electric guitar |
| electronics |
|
Electronics |
| eorg |
|
Electric organ |
| euph |
|
Euphonium |
| female voice |
|
Female voice |
| fgh |
|
Flugel horn |
| fl |
|
Flute |
| gamelan |
|
Gamelan |
| glock |
|
Glockenspiel |
| gui |
|
Guitar |
| harmonium |
|
Harmonium |
| high voice |
|
High voice |
| hn |
|
Horn |
| hpd |
|
Harpsichord |
| hrp |
|
Harp |
| hrp [Irish] |
|
Irish harp |
| kbd |
|
Keyboard |
|
| live electronics |
|
Live electronics |
| low voice |
|
Low voice |
| lu |
|
Lute |
| male voice |
|
Male voice |
| mand |
|
Mandolin |
| mar |
|
Marimba |
| medium voice |
|
Medium voice |
| mel |
|
Melodica |
| Mez-solo |
|
Mezzo soprano voice |
| MS |
|
Manuscript (unpublished facsimile) |
| No. |
|
Number |
| ob |
|
Oboe |
| obbl |
|
Obbligato |
| obda |
|
Oboe d'amore |
| Op. |
|
Opus |
| opt. |
|
Optional |
| orch |
|
Orchestra, orchestral |
| org |
|
Organ |
| OTC |
|
Opera Theatre Company |
| OUP |
|
Oxford University Press |
| perc |
|
Percussion |
| pf |
|
Piano |
| picc |
|
Piccolo |
| pipes |
|
Pipes |
| qnt |
|
Quintet |
| qt |
|
Quartet |
| rec |
|
Recorder |
| rev. |
|
Revised |
| sax |
|
Saxophone |
| sdm |
|
Side drum |
| speaker |
|
Speaker |
| srec |
|
Soprano (descant) recorder |
| ssax |
|
Soprano saxophone |
| S-solo |
|
Soprano voice |
| str |
|
Strings |
| synth |
|
Synthesiser |
| tamb |
|
Tambourine |
| tape |
|
Tape |
| tbells |
|
Tubular bells |
| tdm |
|
Tenor drum |
| thn |
|
Tenor horn |
| timp |
|
Timpani |
| tin whistle |
|
Tin whistle |
| tom |
|
Tom toms |
| tpt |
|
Trumpet |
| trans |
|
Translation, translated by |
| trb |
|
Trombone |
| treble instr. |
|
Treble instrument |
| trec |
|
Tenor recorder |
| tsax |
|
Tenor saxophone |
| T-solo |
|
Tenor voice |
| tuba |
|
Tuba |
| UE |
|
Universal Edition |
| uilpipes |
|
Uilleann pipes |
| va |
|
Viola |
| vadg |
|
Viola da Gamba |
| vc |
|
Cello |
| vib |
|
Vibraphone |
| vn |
|
Violin |
| voice |
|
Voice |
| Vol |
|
Volume |
| ww |
|
Woodwind |
| xyl |
|
Xylophone |
|
