List of Abbreviations

The following is a general list of abbreviations developed for the Music-In-Print Series®.

A : alto (vocal)
acap : a cappella
acord : accordion
alto-clar : alto clarinet
al-fl : alto flute
alto-sax : alto saxophone
ampl : amplified
anti : antiphonal
aud : audience
B : bass (vocal)
Bald : Baldwin organ
Bar : baritone (vocal)
bar horn : baritone horn (brass) (often abbreviated as euph for Euphonium)
bar-sax : baritone saxophone
bass-clar : bass clarinet
bass-fl : : bass flute
bass-sax : bass saxophone
bass-trom : bass trombone
bass-trp : bass trumpet
boy cor : boys' chorus
bsn : bassoon
camb : cambiata
cel : celesta
chord : chord organ
clar : clarinet
cong : congregation
Conn : Conn organ
cont : continuo
contrabsn : contrabassoon
cor : chorus
cor-resp : choral response
cym : cymbals
db-fl : double-bass flute
db : double bass
db-tuba : double-bass tuba
dbl cor : double chorus
desc : descant
elec : electric
eng horn : English horn
eq voices : equal voices
fl : flute
girl cor : girls' chorus
glock : glockenspiel
gtr : guitar
Gulbransen : Gulbransen organ
Hamm : Hammond organ
horn : French horn
hpsd : harpsichord
inst : instruments
jr cor : junior chorus
kbd : keyboard
Lowery : Lowery organ
man : manualiter; on the manuals alone
mand : mandolin
med : medium
mel : melody
men cor : men's chorus
Mez : mezzo-soprano
mix cor : mixed chorus
ob : oboe
opt : optional, ad lib
orch : orchestra
org : organ
org man : organ, manuals only
perc : percussion
pic : piccolo
pic-trp : piccolo trumpet
pipe : pipe organ
pno : piano
quar : quartet
quin : quintet
rec : recorder
S : soprano (vocal)
sax : saxophone
sop-clar : soprano clarinet
sop-sax : soprano saxophone
speak cor : speaking chorus
sr cor : senior chorus
T : tenor (vocal)
tamb : tambourine
temp blks : temple blocks
ten-ob : tenor oboe
ten-sax : tenor saxophone
Thomas : Thomas organ
timp : timpani
treb : treble
trom : trombone
trp : trumpet
unis : unison
vcl : violoncello
vibra : vibraphone
vla : viola
vln : violin
wom cor : women's chorus
Wurlitzer : Wurlitzer organ
xylo : xylophone