NACWPI Score Collection: Abbreviations
| By Term |
By Abbreviation |
| accordion |
accord |
accord |
accordion |
| adapted by |
adpt |
adpt |
adapted by |
| alto voice |
vce-alt |
arr. |
arranged by |
| alto clarinet |
cl-alt |
bsn |
bassoon |
| alto saxophone |
sax-alt |
bsn ctrbs |
contrabassoon |
| arranged by |
arr. |
bsst-cl-A |
basset clarinet in A |
| baritone voice |
vce-bari |
bsst hrn |
basset horn |
| baritone saxophone |
sax-bari |
c |
copyright |
| bass voice |
vce-bs |
cel |
celesta |
| bass clarinet |
cl-bs |
cl |
clarinet in B-flat |
| bass guitar |
gtr-bs |
cl-A |
clarinet in A |
| bass saxophone |
sax-bs |
cl-alt |
alto clarinet |
| basset clarinet in A |
bsst-cl-A |
cl-bs |
bass clarinet |
| basset horn |
bsst hrn |
cl-C |
clarinet in C |
| bassoon |
bsn |
cl-ctr-alt |
E-flat contra-alto clarinet |
| celesta |
cel |
cl-ctrbs |
contrabass clarinet |
| clarinet in A |
cl-A |
cl-ctrbs-Eb |
E-flat contrabass clarinet |
| clarinet in B-flat |
cl |
cl-Eb |
clarinet in E-flat |
| clarinet in C |
cl-C |
cl-sop |
soprano clarinet |
| clarinet in E-flat |
cl-Eb |
comp. |
compiled by |
| compiled by |
comp. |
db |
double bass |
| contrabass clarinet |
cl-ctrbs |
dnc |
dancer |
| contrabassoon |
bsn ctrbs |
drm-st |
drum set |
| copyright |
c |
dur |
duration |
| dancer |
dnc |
ed. |
edited by |
| double bass |
db |
elec |
electric |
| drum set |
drm-st |
eng hrn |
English horn |
| duration |
dur |
fl |
flute |
| E-flat contra-alto clarinet |
cl-ctr-alt |
gtr |
guitar |
| E-flat contrabass clarinet |
cl-ctrbs-Eb |
gtr-bs |
bass guitar |
| edited by |
ed. |
hpsd |
harpsichord |
| electric |
elec |
hrmca |
harmonica |
| English horn |
eng hrn |
hrn |
French horn |
| flute |
fl |
mdln |
mandolin |
| French horn |
hrn |
mrmba |
marimba |
| guitar |
gtr |
ms |
manuscript |
| harmonica |
hrmca |
ms copy |
manuscript reproduction |
| harpsichord |
hpsd |
narr |
narrator |
| mandolin |
mdln |
[nd] |
no date |
| manuscript |
ms |
ob |
oboe |
| manuscript reproduction |
ms copy |
opt |
optional |
| marimba |
mrmba |
orch |
orchestra |
| mezzo-soprano voice |
vce-mzo-sop |
org |
organ |
| narrator |
narr |
perc |
percussion |
| no date |
[nd] |
picc |
piccolo |
| oboe |
ob |
pno |
piano |
| optional |
opt |
pno red |
piano reduction by |
| orchestra |
orch |
prep pno |
prepared piano |
| organ |
org |
rec |
recorder |
| percussion |
perc |
rec-alt |
treble alto recorder |
| piano |
pno |
rev. |
revised by |
| piano reduction by |
pno red |
sax |
saxophone |
| piccolo |
picc |
sax-alt |
alto saxophone |
| prepared piano |
prep pno |
sax-bari |
baritone saxophone |
| recorder |
rec |
sax-bs |
bass saxophone |
| revised by |
rev. |
sax-sop |
soprano saxophone |
| saxophone |
sax |
sax-ten |
tenor saxophone |
| soprano clarinet |
cl-sop |
str orch |
string orchestra |
| soprano saxophone |
sax-sop |
timp |
timpani |
| soprano voice |
vce-sop |
tpt |
trumpet |
| string orchestra |
str orch |
trans |
transcribed by |
| tenor saxophone |
sax-ten |
trb |
trombone |
| tenor voice |
vce-ten |
tri |
triangle |
| timpani |
timp |
vcl |
violoncello |
| transcribed by |
trans |
vce |
voice |
| treble alto recorder |
rec-alt |
vce-alt |
alto voice |
| triangle |
tri |
vce-bari |
baritone voice |
| trombone |
trb |
vce-bs |
bass voice |
| trumpet |
tpt |
vce-mzo-sop |
mezzo-soprano voice |
| vibraphone |
vibra |
vce-sop |
soprano voice |
| viola |
vla |
vce-ten |
tenor voice |
| violin |
vln |
vibra |
vibraphone |
| violoncello |
vcl |
vla |
viola |
| voice |
vce |
vln |
violin |
| xylophone |
xylo |
xylo |
xylophone |
