Instrument Codes
Choose these instrument codes for your chamber music search.
Name |
Code |
|---|---|
| Ab-sopranino | SopraninoRec[Ab] |
| Accordion | Acc |
| Alto (voice) | Alt |
| Alto Clarinet | ACl |
| Alto Flute | AFl |
| Alto Recorder | ARec |
| Alto Saxophone | ASax |
| Alto Violin | AVn |
| Arpeggione | Arp |
| Bagpipe | Bag |
| Banjo | Bjo |
| Baritone (voice) | Bar |
| Baryton | Bryt |
| Bass (voice) | Bass |
| Bass Baritone (voice) | BBar |
| Bass Clarinet | BCl |
| Bass Drum | BD |
| Bass Flute | BFl |
| Bass Guitar | Bgtr |
| Bass Oboe (Baritone Oboe) | BOb |
| Bass Recorder | BRec |
| Bass Saxophone | BSax |
| Bass Trombone | BTbn |
| Bass Trumpet | BTr |
| Bass Viol | BViol |
| Basset Clarinet | BstCln |
| Basset Horn | BstHn |
| Bassoon | Bn |
| Bell (Chimes) | Bell |
| Brass Instruments | Br |
| Bugle | Bug |
| Carillon | Car |
| Celesta | Cel |
| Chalumeau | Cm |
| Child's Voice | Cv |
| Children's Choir | CCh |
| Cimbalom | Cimb |
| Cittern | Cit |
| Clarinet | Cl |
| Clavichord | Clvd |
| Concertina | Conc |
| Continuo (Basso Continuo) | Bc |
| Contra-alto Clarinet | CACl |
| Contrabass | Db |
| Contrabass Clarinet | CbCl |
| Contrabass flute | CbFl |
| Contrabass recorder | CbRec |
| Contrabassoon | CBn |
| Contralto Clarinet | CtCl |
| Cornet | Crt |
| Cornett (Zink) | Crtt |
| Crumhorn | Crh |
| Cymbals | Cymb |
| Domra | Dom |
| Drum Set | Trap |
| Drums | Drum |
| Dulcian | Dcln |
| Dulcimer | Dulc |
| Eb Clarinet | Cl[Eb] |
| Eb-Flute | Fl[Eb] |
| Electric Bass | EBs |
| Electric Guitar | EGtr |
| Electric Piano | EPf |
| Electronic Instruments | Elec |
| English Horn | Eh |
| Equal Voices | Eq |
| Erhu | erhu |
| Euphonium | Euph |
| Female Choir | FCh |
| Fife | Fife |
| Flageolet | Flag |
| Fleugelhorn | Fgh |
| Flute | Fl |
| Flute D'Amore (Tenor Flute) | FDa |
| Glass Harmonica (Bowl Organ) | Ghca |
| Glockenspiel | Gl |
| Guitar | Gtr |
| Harmonica (Mouth Organ) | Hca |
| Harmonium | Harm |
| Harp | Hp |
| Harpsichord | Hpd |
| Heckelphone | Heck |
| Horn | Hn |
| Hurdy-gurdy | Vie |
| Kazoo | Kazoo |
| Keyboard Instrument | Kbd |
| Lute | Lute |
| Lyre | Lyre |
| Male choir | MCh |
| Mandolin | Mand |
| Marimba | Mar |
| Mezzo-soprano | Mez |
| Mixed chorus | Ch |
| Musette | Mus |
| Narrator | Nar |
| Native American Flute | NAFl |
| Oboe | Ob |
| Oboe D'Amore | ODa |
| Ocarina | Oca |
| Ondes Martenot | OM |
| Ophicleide | Oph |
| Orchestra | Orch |
| Organ | Org |
| Oud | Oud |
| Pan Flute (Pan-pipes) | Pan |
| Pedal Piano | PfPed |
| Percussion | perc |
| Piano | Pf |
| Piano 3 Hands | Pf3h |
| Piano 4 Hands | Pf4h |
| Piano 5 Hands | Pf5h |
| Piano 6 Hands | Pf6h |
| Piano Left Hand | PfLh |
| Piano Right Hand | PfRh |
| Piccolo | Picc |
| Piccolo Trumpet | PTpt |
| Pipa | Pipa |
| Pre-recorded Tape | Tape |
| Rebec | Reb |
| Recorder | Rec |
| Sackbut | Skbt |
| Sarrusophone | Sar |
| Satb Choir | SATB |
| Saxhorn | Sxh |
| Saxophone | Sax |
| Serpent | Srp |
| Shawm | Shw |
| Sheng | sheng |
| Sitar | Sit |
| Slide Trumpet | STpt |
| Snare Drum | Snare |
| Sopranino Recorder | SopraninoRec |
| Soprano | Sop |
| Soprano Recorder | SopranoRec |
| Soprano Saxophone | SopSax |
| Ssa Choir | SSA |
| Ssaa Choir | SSAA |
| String Instruments | Str |
| Synthesizer | Syn |
| Tenor | Ten |
| Tenor Recorder | TenRec |
| Tenor Saxophone | TenSax |
| Theorbo | Theorbo |
| Theremin | Thrm |
| Timpani | Timp |
| Toy Piano | ToyPf |
| Triangle | Tri |
| Trombone | Tbn |
| Trumpet | Tpt |
| Tuba | Tba |
| Ukulele | Uke |
| Unison Chorus | UCh |
| Vibraphone | Vib |
| Viola D'Amore | VDa |
| Viola da Gamba | Viol |
| Viola Pomposa | VaP |
| Viola | Va |
| Violin | Vn |
| Violoncello | Vc |
| Violone | Vlne |
| Virginal | Virginal |
| Voice (Solo) | V |
| Voices (Multiple Soloists) | VV |
| Vuvuzela | Vuv |
| Wagner Tuba | Wag |
| Woodwind Instruments | WW |
| Xiao | Xiao |
| Xylophone | Xyl |
| Zither | Zith |