PowerShell/Data/Abbr/Music.csv

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	hn	Horn
37	m	Measure
38	mm	Measures
39	MM	Metronome tempo
40	mf	Mezzo-Forte
41	mp	Mezzo-Piano
42	mvt	Movement
43	ob	Oboe
44	oda	Oboe d’amore
45	orch	Orchestra
46	p	Piano
47	pan	Pan flute
48	pic	Piccolo
49	picc	Piccolo
50	pizz	Pizzicato (“plucking”)
51	pp	Pianissio
52	pp	Pages
53	ppp	Pianississimo
54	rall	Rallentando (“gradual slowing”)
55	rec	Recorder
56	rit	Ritardando (“slowing down”)
57	Rf	Rinforzando (“with sudden force”)
58	Rfz	Rinforzando (“with sudden force”)
59	rpm	Revolutions per minute
60	sax	Saxophone
61	sfp	Sforzando followed by Piano
62	smorz	Smorzando (“dying away”)
63	sord	Sordino (“muted”)
64	sost. ped	Sostenuto pedal (“sustained pedal”)
65	spicc	Spiccato (“bounce bow on a stringed instrument”)
66	stacc	Staccato (“playing each note separately from the others”)
67	stpt	Slide trumpet
68	sul pont	Sul Ponticello (“playing with the bow near the bridge”)
69	tba	Tuba
70	tbn	Trombone
71	tpt	Trumpet
72	tr	Trill
73	tsx	Tenor saxophone
74	vol	Volume
75	ww	Woodwinds