Dear lmviterbo,
Those instrumentation codes are organized after the so-called "Score
Order" of orchestral instruments, which defines the groups
instruments, the order of those groups, and the order of instruments
within the various groups:
-1st Group, Woodwinds
Flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon.
-2nd Group, Brass
Horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba.
-3rd Group
Percussion.
-4th Group
Harp, keyboard.
-5th Group
Other plucked strings.
-6th Group, Strings
Violin, viola, cello, doublebass.
-7th Group
Continuo.
-8th Group
Electronic tape.
-9th Group
Voice(s) treated as an instrument.
As for the organization of the Score Order:
"[The Score Order is] the manner of vertical arrangement of a texture,
whereby an instrument with a higher range are placed lower than an
instrument with a lower range. The term originates from the fact that
the staves for higher instruments are typically placed higher on the
staff system. It refers only to instruments within the same *choir*,
i.e. when a string instrument (which is placed lower in the system)
plays above a woodwind, score order remains intact."
Source: See below
Given this defined system, the instrumentation for a certain piece of
music is abbreviated in sheet music as follows:
"Orchestral and ensemble instrumentations appear in score order as
follows:
-flute.oboe.clarinet.saxophone.bassoon/
-horn.trumpet.trombone.tuba/
-percussion/
-harp.keyboard/
-other plucked strings/
-violin.viola.cello.doublebass;
-continuo;
-electronic tape;
-voice(s) treated as an instrument.
Within the woodwind and brass groups, the primary instruments are
indicated by numbers unless an abbreviation is clearer. Saxophones are
not indicated by a number unless present.
For example:
2232/4331/str indicates 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4
horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, string section
For example:
fl.cl/hn/str indicates 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 1 horn, string section
Other situations are indicated as follows:
Doubling: 1(pic) indicates 1 flute doubling piccolo
Optional: cel[pf] indicates 1 celesta with optional piano (one player)
Alternative: pf[=org] indicates piano or organ
Auxiliary: 1+pic.1+ca.1+bcl.1+cbn indicates 1 flute, 1 piccolo, 1
oboe, 1 English horn, 1 clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1
contrabassoon
Solo instruments or voices are listed separately before the
instrumental scoring.
Below is an example of a complicated scoring and its meaning:
2(pic:afl)2+ca.3(Ebcl,bcl).asx+tsx.2/43[=3cnt]2+btbn.1.euph/timp.perc.bells.glock/hp.pf[=org]/str(min
6.6.4.2.2); tp; SA chorus ad lib
2 flutes (1 player doubling piccolo, the other doubling alto flute)
2 oboes + cor anglais (English horn)
3 clarinets (1 player doubling both Eb clarinet and bass clarinet)
1 alto sax + 1 tenor sax
2 bassoons
4 horns
3 trumpets (or, alternatively, 3 cornets)
2 trombones + bass trombone
1 tuba
1 euphonium
1 timpanist
1 percussionist
1 player on bells
1 player on glockenspiel
1 harp
1 piano (or organ)
strings: at least 6 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 2
cellos, 2 double basses (players, not desks)
1 electronic tape
Soprano and Alto chorus ad lib (voices used as instruments)"
Source: G. Schirmer, see below.
Sources:
G. Schirmer: Instrument Abbreviations and Score Order
http://www.schirmer.com/catalogs/inst_abbrev.html
Glossary of Scoring Terms, by Jamie Meyer
http://people.cornell.edu/pages/jam228/Orchestration/glossary.html
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Hope this is what you were looking for!
Best regards,
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