- 2pf
- piano duet
- A
- altos (choral voice)
- a
- alto (solo voice)
- ac
- accordion
- act
- actor
- actress
- actress
- aqf
- aquaphone
- ar
- harp
- archi
- string instruments (orchestra)
- arm
- harmonica
- b
- bass (solo voice)
- B
- basses (choral voice)
- ban
- bandoneon
- bas
- bass
- bat
- percussion
- bbr
- bass-baritone
- bc
- tone woodblock
- bdb
- baroque double-bass
- bfg
- baroque bassoon
- bgui
- bass guitar
- bch
- Chinese block
- bo
- banjo
- bob
- baroque oboe
- bon
- bongo
- bot
- bottles
- BR
- baritones (choral voice)
- br
- baritone
- bu
- bunkoš
- bvc
- baroque violoncello
- bvl
- baroque viola
- bvn
- baroque violin
- C
- electroacustic music
- C*
- live electronics
- C+(x,y)
- tape and instruments
- CA
- computer animation
- cb
- double bass
- CB
- children's choir
- cel
- celesta
- CF
- female choir
- cfg
- double bassoon / contrabassoon
- ci
- English horn
- cio
- cow bell
- cit
- zither
- cl
- clarinet
- clap
- clapping
- clb
- bass clarinet
- cle
- handbells
- clp
- clarinet in E flat
- clv
- claves
- CM
- mixed choir
- CMa
- male choir
- cmb
- harpsichord
- cmp
- (tubular) bells
- con
- conga
- cpl
- bell-play / carillon (org)
- cr
- French horn
- cra
- Alphorn
- crb
- basset horn
- crm
- bagpipe
- crt
- crotales
- cst
- castanets
- cvg
- violone (contrabass viola da gamba)
- dir.
- conductor
- dr
- drums
- dra
- jew´s harp
- elgui
- electric guitar
- elorg
- electric organ
- elpf
- electric piano
- elvn
- electric violin
- ens
- chamber ensemble
- euf
- baritone (euphonium)
- fc
- flügelhorn
- fct
- tenor horn
- fg
- bassoon
- fl
- flute
- fla
- alto flute
- flb
- bass flute
- fld
- recorder
- flda
- alto recorder
- fldt
- tenor recorder
- flp
- piccolo
- folkb
- folkband, folk instruments orchestra
- fpf
- fortepiano
- fr
- slap stick
- fsch
- tin/penny whistle
- fu
- fujara
- fut
- fujara trombita
- fxt
- flexatone
- gc
- bass drum
- gng
- gong
- gro
- guiro
- gui
- guitar
- harm
- harmonium
- chit
- chitarrone
- inc
- anvil
- joy
- joystick
- ka
- contralto
- keyb
- keybord (instrument)
- koto
- koto
- kr
- krummhorn
- kt
- countertenor
- lap
- laptop
- lut
- lute / archlute
- man
- mandolin
- mb
- marimba
- mbf
- marimbaphone
- mcs
- maracas
- mg
- magnetophone tape
- mil
- milanolo
- ms
- mezzo-soprano
- ob
- oboe
- oba
- oboe d'amore
- obj
- objects
- orf
- Orff instruments
- org
- organ
- orch
- orchestra
- pdf
- pedalophone
- pf
- piano
- pf, cmb
- piano, harpsichord
- pf4m
- piano duet
- pf6m
- piano six hands
- po
- positive
- ppf
- prepared piano
- pti
- cymbals
- pto
- cymbal
- réžia
- director
- rg
- ratchet
- s
- soprano
- sde
- sound engineer
- son
- sleigh bells
- sp
- spinet
- spf
- female speaker
- spk
- speaker
- ssph
- sousaphone
- sth
- synthesizer
- sth.fiati
- breath synthesizer
- str
- strings
- strum.adlib
- unspecified instruments
- strum.pop
- folk instruments
- sx
- saxophone
- sxa
- alto saxophone
- sxb
- bass saxophone
- sxbr
- baritone saxophone
- sxs
- soprano saxophone
- sxt
- tenor saxophone
- t
- tenor (solo voice)
- T
- tenors (choral voice)
- tam
- tamtam
- taq
- waterdrums
- tbl
- temple blocks
- te
- theorba
- tenor
- tenor
- tgt
- tárogató
- tgui
- toy guitar
- tlo
- hand drum
- tmb
- timbales
- tn
- trombone
- tnb
- bass trombone
- tno
- tambourine
- tom
- tomtom
- tp
- timpani
- tpc
- side drum
- tr
- trumpet
- tr.bam
- toy trumpet
- trb
- bass trumpet
- tres
- trumpet in E flat
- trg
- triangle
- trl
- tenor drum
- tu
- tuba
- tunb
- tuned bottles
- turn
- turntable
- umv.
- artistic director
- v
- voice (solo)
- V
- voices (unison)
- vb
- child’s voice
- vbf
- vibraphone
- vc
- cello
- vf
- voice (female)
- video
- video
- VJ
- video jockey
- vl
- viola
- vlg
- viola da gamba
- vm
- voice (male)
- VM
- voices (male)
- vn
- violin
- VV
- voices (two or more parts)
- vv
- voices (solo)
- X
- any number of (instruments)
- xlf
- xylophone
- zbm
- choirmaster
- zbm.
- choirmaster
- zlp
- Slovak folk violin
- zmb
- cimbalom