2.0 KiB
2.0 KiB
| 1 | Abbreviation | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8va | Octave up | |
| 3 | ad lib | Ad Libitum (“freely”) | |
| 4 | afl | Alto flute | |
| 5 | AS | Al Segno (“To the sign”) | |
| 6 | bc | Basso Continuo (“continuous bass accompaniment”) | |
| 7 | bcl | Bass clarinet | |
| 8 | bfl | Bass flute | |
| 9 | bpm | Beats per minute | |
| 10 | bn | Bassoon | |
| 11 | bob | Bass oboe | |
| 12 | br | Brass instruments | |
| 13 | bstcl | Basset clarinet | |
| 14 | bsthn | Basset horn | |
| 15 | bug | Bugle | |
| 16 | cbcl | Contrabass clarinet | |
| 17 | cbn | Contrabassoon | |
| 18 | cf | Cantus Firmus (“main melody”) | |
| 19 | cl | Clarinet | |
| 20 | cresc | Crescendo (also noted as <) | |
| 21 | crt | Cornet | |
| 22 | D.C. al Coda | Da Capo al Coda (“from the beginning to the Coda sign”) | |
| 23 | D.C. al Fine | Da Capo al Fine (“from the beginning to the end”) | |
| 24 | D.S. al Fine | Dal Segno al Fine (“from the Segno mark to the end”) | |
| 25 | decresc | Descrescendo (also noted as >) | |
| 26 | dim | Diminuendo | |
| 27 | eh | English horn | |
| 28 | euph | Euphonium | |
| 29 | f | Forte | |
| 30 | fda | Flute d’amore (tenor flute) | |
| 31 | ff | Fortissimo | |
| 32 | fff | Fortississimo | |
| 33 | fgh | Flugelhorn | |
| 34 | fl | Flute | |
| 35 | fp | Fortepiano | |
| 36 | gliss | Glissando (“gliding | sliding”) |
| 37 | hn | Horn | |
| 38 | m | Measure | |
| 39 | mm | Measures | |
| 40 | MM | Metronome tempo | |
| 41 | mf | Mezzo-Forte | |
| 42 | mp | Mezzo-Piano | |
| 43 | mvt | Movement | |
| 44 | ob | Oboe | |
| 45 | oda | Oboe d’amore | |
| 46 | orch | Orchestra | |
| 47 | p | Piano | |
| 48 | p | Page | |
| 49 | pan | Pan flute | |
| 50 | pic | Piccolo | |
| 51 | picc | Piccolo | |
| 52 | pizz | Pizzicato (“plucking”) | |
| 53 | pp | Pianissio | |
| 54 | pp | Pages | |
| 55 | ppp | Pianississimo | |
| 56 | rall | Rallentando (“gradual slowing”) | |
| 57 | rec | Recorder | |
| 58 | rit | Ritardando (“slowing down”) | |
| 59 | Rf | Rinforzando (“with sudden force”) | |
| 60 | Rfz | Rinforzando (“with sudden force”) | |
| 61 | rpm | Revolutions per minute | |
| 62 | sax | Saxophone | |
| 63 | sf | Sforzando | Sforzato (“sudden accent”) |
| 64 | sfz | Sforzando | Sforzato (“sudden accent”) |
| 65 | sfp | Sforzando followed by Piano | |
| 66 | smorz | Smorzando (“dying away”) | |
| 67 | sord | Sordino (“muted”) | |
| 68 | sost. ped | Sostenuto pedal (“sustained pedal”) | |
| 69 | spicc | Spiccato (“bounce bow on a stringed instrument”) | |
| 70 | stacc | Staccato (“playing each note separately from the others”) | |
| 71 | stpt | Slide trumpet | |
| 72 | sul pont | Sul Ponticello (“playing with the bow near the bridge”) | |
| 73 | tba | Tuba | |
| 74 | tbn | Trombone | |
| 75 | tpt | Trumpet | |
| 76 | tr | Trill | |
| 77 | trem | Tremolo (“trembling | wavering”) |
| 78 | tsx | Tenor saxophone | |
| 79 | vib | Vibrato (“pulsing | vibrating”) |
| 80 | vol | Volume | |
| 81 | ww | Woodwinds |