t of orchestral instruments with abbreviations in Englisk ” Italian, French and German As listed from the top to the bottom page of a full orchestral score. © L WOODWIND | _eNGuisu __TTAUaN = FRENCH _ GERMAN Piecolo (Pct) Flauto piccolo (. pice) | Petite site (te. 11) Kleine le (Kl. FL) Fue Fao or nwo gre | Fite or Gande ow | Me or Game Fue (FL) (FL or Fi. gr.) (Fl. or Gde. fl) Fi. or Gr. FL) Oboe (08 Oboe (Ob) Hautes or 118) | Hobos ay Cor anglais (C. A) Come ingese Cor angst «| ngs Hom or English Hom (E. H,) (C. i. or Cor. ingl) Ca) (E. h. or Engl, Hr.) “Giwiet €, 016%) | Guim @wamy | umm @o Kinte (Go Klar) Bass Cane (8.1) | arneto tas C10) | Cismewe mane ChB) | Buses any bacon sn) | Pago Ge rfaz) | anon Gaston wbamy | Faw eon Fag) Dovbie Bassoon (D. Bsn) | Contagoro Contetsion Kontafago or Contrabassoon (C. bsn.) (Cfg. or C, fag.) (Con. or C. bon,) (K. Fag.) _ 2. BRASS ‘Horn in, or Hr.) Corno (Cor.) - Cor Hom (Hr, or Hm.) a Comet (Cor) Cometa (Cor) Cane pions (Co & pit) Komen ory Trampet Cpt. or Trt) | Thombs (Te or Toe) Trompete Cramp. or Tp) | Trompe (hx or Tp) Trombone ee ‘Trombone Posane | (Ton, Trb. of Trom, (Ton, Toni, TH. of Tin) | Tid. or Tom) (Pos, or Ps) Tuba (Tb. or Toa) Tuba (Tb. or Tea) ‘Tuba (Tb.) - ‘Tuba (Tb.)3. PERCUSSION ENGLISH ITALIAN FRENCH GERMAN Kettlesrums (K. p,) Timpani CTimp.) Timbates (Timb.) Pauken (Pk) Triangle (Irgl. or Tr.) ‘Triangolo (Trg.) Triangle’ (Trgl,) ‘Triangel (Trg. or Trigh) (Tm. or 7. mit) Cob Cymbals (Cym) Piatti (P., Piat, or Pts.) Cymbates (Cymb,) Becken (Bek. or Beck.) Bass drum Gran cassa Grosse caisse Grosse trommel Ba) Gc. of Gre) (G.c. oF Gr. 6) (Gr tr) Snare drum ‘Tamburo piccolo ‘Tambour militaire Kleine trommet or Side drum (T. pice. oF Te. p.) (Tamb,) ©.) Gd) or Tamburo militai ase claire ‘Tenor drum (1. d.) Cassa rulante (C, ral.) Caisse roulante (C. roul) Rubhrtrommel (Rubrts.) ‘Tambourine (amb) ‘Tamburo basco (Tb. b,) (or Tamburino (Tamb,) ‘Tambour de Basque (T. de. By ‘Tamburin (Tambr.) ot Schellentrommet Castanets (Cast) Castagnete (Cast) Castagnetes (Cast) Kastagnetten (Kast) Gong (Gng) Tam-tam (1) Tam-tam (Tt oF Tame) Tam tam (2) Tubular bells Campane of Campaneite | Cioches Glocicen (7. b) (Camp.) (Cleh) (Gick,) Gtockenspiel Campanette or Campanetti | Casiton Gtockenspiet Giock) Cmpti.) (Cary (Gleksp. or Gisp) Xylophone (Xyl,) Silofono or Xilofono (Xit) Xylophone (Xylo. of Xylop.) Xylophon (Xyio.) Celesta (Cel,) ae Cotesta (Cel) Céleste or Cétesta (Cel,) Celesta (Cel,)4 PLUCKED STRING \ \GLISH ITALIAN =|... FRENCH GERMAN Harp ip. or Hp.) Apa (A. or Arp) Harpe (Hp.) Houfe (HrE. or Hi.) STRINGS Violin Violino “Vioton Viotine or Geige (vin) (V4 Vly Vin. of Vai.) (Vin, Vas. or Vons.) (V,, Vi oF Vin) Viola (Via) Viola (Wa, Via. oF Vie) | Alto (AL) Bratsche (Br) Violoncello or Cello Violoncello Violoncelle Viotonceit We. or Vel.) (We. Vel. ot Vie) (We, or Veles) (We. of Wied Double bass (D. B. oF D, Bs] Contrabasso (Cb. or C. B.) | Contrebasse (Cb. or CB) | Komtabess or Basso (B.) kb) ‘The list of instruments will vary according to the petiod the music is written in. The percussion section is the most wide-rangin and also the most inconsistent of the four sections. ‘The timpani is probably the closest one can regard as a standard percussio instrument, Some Plural words of the above list: Hors - Comi (tatian), Homer (German) ‘Trumpets - Trombe (Italian) ‘Trombones - Tromboni (Italian), Posaunen (German) Clarinets ~ Clarineti (Hitian) Bassoons ~ Fagotti (Italian) Violas - Brastchen (German) 20