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Musical & Instruments Abbreviations
Normierung / standardization of instrumentation

(used mainly in data-field "instrumentation" ≈ Besetzung)
this shortcuts ≈ abbreviations are used for standardizing the instrumentation by algorithmic text recognition
result is the new standardized datafield "instrumentation standard" (deutsch / english).
Please notice the ambiguity by means of mixing human performers (perc, actor, perf) and non-human equipment (computer, generator, ring modulator))

rules (for EMDoku1)

A Alt, alto (singing Voice) {65} a- alto (instrument prefix ≈ a-fl) (nop) {144}
acc Akkordeon / bandoneon / accordion {160} amp amplified (≈ amp vn), amplifier, verstärktes Instrument, (nop) {279}
actor actor, mime, narrator, Schauspieler, clown, Akteur, actress, actrice, acrobat {290} B Bass, bass (singing Voice) {98}
b- bass (ins. prefix ≈ b-cl & b-Bar) (nop){406} Bar Bariton, baritone (singing Voice), b-Bar {113}
bar- baritone (ins prefix ≈ bar-sax) (nop){31} bn Fagott, bassoon {138}
br
br-
brass, Blech-{51}
brass-prefix ( ≈ br-ens, (nop)){33}
ch chor, choir, chorus, children ch, male ch, female ch … {428}
choreo Choreography {2} cl clarinet (b-, db-, a-, es-), Klarinette, bassett-hn {919}
clvd clavichord = hpd (Cembalo) {15} com

computer, ≈ laptop, sampler ≈ sam, MARS, Workstation, DSP, NeXT, Max, Max/MSP, Supercollider, ISPW, Kyma, Fairlight, Fly, Smartphone, Synclavier, drumpad-sam, workstation, roboter, flute-playing-machine, … {425}, {627 total, partly in Braces}
very often the symbol "com" do not nead additional performer ≈ vague result

con controlled, controller, gesteuert (nop) {21} cymbal
cym
Becken {4}, Cymbal {8}, Cinello, Piatto, Cymbale {1}= perc {∑ 19}
dance dancer, dancers, Tänzer {178} db
db-
Kontrabass, double bass {407}
ins prefix {62}
DSP Digital Signal Processing {45} = com dig digital (nop) {19}
ehn english horn {29}, cor anglais ≈ a-ob (alt-Oboe) = ob e- electric, electronic (instrument prefix ≈ e-gui {233}, e-perc {11}, e-p {34}, e-ens {8}, e-org ≈ Kbd {46}) (nop) … {∑ 417}
elec electronic, electric, ≈ rm, effects, mic, generator, oscillator, harm, Vocoder, data glove, live-elec, transducer, mic, tape recoder, tape-loop, effects, dig delay, digital reverb, radio, CD-player etc. {133}, {∑ 651} ens
-ens
ensemble {769}
with prefix ≈ str-ens, ww-ens, ready made, network, band, … {120}
fem
male
female (nop) {115}
male (nop) {42}
fl
-fl
flute, Flöte (db- {14}, b- {69}, a- {40}, c- {8}…)
rec, Blockflöte {116} (s- {3}, a- {8}, t- {5}, b- {7}…),
piccolo / pic-fl {37}, ottavino {2}, sopranino {3}, cheng {2}, shakuhachi {25}, pan-fl {2},{∑ 1289}
gen generator, generated {20} = elec gui Zupfins / plucked string ins = guitar, Gitarre (b-gui {25}, a- {1}, e- {234}, e-bass {14}, …), e-chin {6}, charango {3}, lute {11}, balalaika {1}, pipa {4}, chapman stick {3}{∑ 641}
harm harmonizer {34} = elec hn horn ≈ french horn, F-Horn {1}, B-Horn, jagdhorn, waldhorn, flügelhorn {8}, trompe {1}, alphorn {4}, euphonium {4}{∑ 191}
hp Harfe, harp {183} hpd Cembalo, harpsichord, clavichord = clvd {146}
impro improvisierend, improvising (nop) {13} ins
-ins
instrument (rough specification, instrument not even specified) {658}
if used as suffix like perc-ins {2}, then converted to perc; asian ins ≈ ins {∑ 79}
int international (nop) {0} ISPW IRCAM musical workstation {0} = com
Kbd Keyboard, Tasteninstrument, e-org {42}, com-Kbd, Carillon {29}{∑ 369} LS Loudspeaker, Lautsprecher (nop) {12}
mar marimba {72} = perc mdl mandoline {8} = gui
Mez Mezzo-Soprano (singing Voice) {122} mic Microphone (nop) {50} = elec
mtr Mixturtrautonium {19} = synt mul multiple (rough specification) {22} ≈ variabel / (nop)
mus musician(s), Musiker (rough specification) {104} mx mixed (nop) {8}
ob Oboe, hautbois, ehn {29}, ob-d'amore {5}{∑ 289} oma Ondes Martenot {59} = synt
orc
-orc

orchestra, orchestrated by … {∑ 593}
prefix -orc {38}

org Orgel, organ, Hammond-org {8}, Harmonium {9}, (but notice e-org ≈ Kbd) {206}
p piano, ≈ com-p {4}, e-p {34}, prep p {76}, disklavier {35}, Neo-Bechstein {6}, Player-p {17}, Pianocorda {1}, Fender-Rhodes-p {2}; "zu vier Händen" ≈ 2 pianists 4 hands = p {4 hands} (please notice the braces!) … {∑ 2009}
perc Schlagzeug, percussion ≈ tim {25}, vib {67}, mar {72}, xyl {8}, chimes {6}, cymbal {19}, Becken {4}, drum {21}, drumset {1}, drumpad {2}, steel-drum {3}, maracas {2}, perc-machine {1}, tam-tam {14}, snare-drum {4}, bell {6}, conga {2}, woodblock {2}, tom-tom {1}{∑ 1896}
octet
-octet
8 players, str-octet, w-octet ≈ 8 str, 8 w {2} perf performer, performed by (rough specification) ≈ Spieler, Mitwirkende {12}, player, interpret {8}, artist {5}, audience {15}, technician {4}, assistent {7}, conductor {30}{∑ 605}
pic
pic-
piccolo, = Flöte (37)
prefix ≈ pic-fl {33}, pic-tpt {1}, picc-cl {1} (nop)
prep prepared (mostly means prep p) (nop) {92}
proc processed (nop) {17} qnt
-qnt
quintet, 5 player {51}
prefix str-qnt {5} ≈ 5 str, br-qnt {10} ≈ 5 w
qt
str-qt

quartet, 4 player / 4 ins {∑ 233}
prefix str-qt {200}, br-qt {5}, ww-qt {1}, vocal-qt / V-qt {4}, jazz-qt {3}, sax-qt {11}, fl-qt {1}

rec Blockflöte, recorder, flûte à bec = fl {116}; also with prefix
rm ring modulator {42} = synt s- soprano (instrument prefix ≈ s-sax) (nop) {62}
S Soprano (singing Voice) {588} sam sampler {155} = com
sax saxophone, Saxophon (db-, mety-, a-, b-, s-, t-) {607} sol
sol-
Solist, solo-instrument {34}
prefix ≈ sol- (nop) {20}
Sp Sprecher, speaking Voice, recitor {367} str Streicher, string (rough specification; "classical" vn, va, vc, db excluded) ≈ monochord, Koto, Zheng, Guzheng, Kayagum, cymbylom, long-string, Koto, Santur, Tambura, Zimbal, Hackbrett, many asian ins … {418}
synt synthesizer ≈ mtr {19}, theremin {25}, Moog {2}, Syter {5}, oma {58}, Synthy AKS {9}, SynLab, MIDI {225}, Synket {7}, Subharchord {9}, DX7 {8}, … {∑ 1043}
t- tenor instrument prefix ≈ t-sax {46}, t-rec {5}, t-trbn {3} (nop) {∑ 56} T Tenor (singing Voice) {130}
tim Pauke, timpano(i) {25}= perc tpt
-tpt
Trompete, trumpet {289}
prefix toy-tpt {1}, b-tpt {2}, e-tpt {1}, …
trbn
-trbn
Trombone, Posaune {382}
prefix (t-, b-, s-)… {21}
tuba tuba, trompa, turbo-tuba, b-tuba {111}
V human Voice, singing Voice, Stimme {1331} var variabel (number of …), rough specivication, (nop) {38}
va Bratsche, Viola, viola d'amore {6}, {∑ 345} vc cello, Violoncello, viola da gamba {10}, celletto {12}, arpeggione {1} … {∑ 830}
vib vibraphone {67} = perc vn violin, Violine, Geige, Zeta-vn {8} … {∑ 777}
w
w-
wind instrument, Bläser, Blasinstrument, shawm {2}, cheng / sheng {3}, mouthorgan {7}, sho {14}, brass {5}, bagpipe / Dudelsack {4}{∑ 195} ww
ww-
woodwind, Holzblasinstrument {55} = w
prefix woodwind-Ensemble {34}
xyl xylophone {8} = perc (nop) no operation / not used ≈ slides, lights, special, midified, concrete, mobil, obsolete, several, synthetic, driven, modernes, grand, high, low, small, extended, retuned, mechanical, interactive, freely, modulated, digital, loop, robotic, optional / opt, processed / proc, prepared / prep, chamber-, boys, children, girls, young, mixed / mix / mx, gamelan-, male, female, contra-, ad libitum / ad lib, solo-, baroque, folk-, Counter, coloratur-, var, MIDI-, Moog, microinterval, microtonal, x-voice, amp,

 

last Modification: 10.05.2018 by Folkmar Hein