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Abbreviations for Scoring

A	alto
a-trb	alto trombone
a-vla	alto viola
arp	harp
B	bass (vocal)
b	bass (instrumental)
b-trb	bass trombone
b.fig	bass, figured
Bariton	baritone
bass	Thorough-bass
bc	thorough-bass (figured)
bombarde	bombardon
brasses	brasses
cb	double-bass
cemb	cembalo
cemb 4hands	cembalo fourhanded
chalumeau	shawm
choir book	choir book
cl	clarinet
clav	clavecin
clno	clarino
cnto	cornetto
Contra-A	contralto
contra-fag	double bassoon
cor	horn
cor di bassetto	basset horn
cor inglese	cor anglais
Coro	choir
Dessus	soprano (vocal)
dessus	soprano (instrumental)
fag	bassoon
fl	flute
fl.picc	piccolofuvola
guit	guitar
hautecontre	alto instrument
hpcd	harpsichord
i	instrumental part
iSol	solo instrument
keyb	keyboard instruments
Kornetto	cornet
lute	lute
Mezzo-S	mezzo-soprano
ob	oboe
ob d'amore*	oboe de amor
orch	orchestra
org	organ
org 4hands	organ (four-handed)
pf	pianoforte
pf 4hands	pianoforte (four-handed)
plck	plucked instrument(s)
recorder	block flute
S	soprano
Sprechstimme	speech voice
stck	percussion
strings	strings
T	tenor
t-trb	tenor trombone
taille	tenor part
theorbe	theorbo
timp	timpano(s)
tr	trumpet
trb	trombone
Treble	highest voice within sentence
treble	treble-highest instrumental voice
V	(vocal) voice
V 5	5th voice
Vag	additional voice
violetta	violetta
vl	violin
vla	viol(a)
vla d'amore*	viola d`amore
vla da gamba	viola da gamba
vlc	violoncello
vlne	violone
VSol	vocal solo part(s)
winds	wind players
woodwinds	woodwinds