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Instrumentation Guide
N	Sopranino Recorder		V		Violin
S	Soprano/ Descant Recorder		Va		Viola
A	Alto/ Treble Recorder		Vc		Cello
T	Tenor Recorder		PdV		Pardessus de Viol
B	Bass Recorder		LyV		Lyra Viol
Gb	Great Bass Recorder		TrV		Treble Viol
Cb	Contra Bass Recorder		TeV		Tenor Viol
Pf	Piano		BsV		Bass Viol
H	Harpsichord		VdG		Viola da Gamba
Og	Organ		Db		Dbl. Bass
Bc	Basso Continuo		Str		Strings
vo	Voice		F		Flute
s	Soprano Voice		O		Oboe
a	Alto voice		Bsn		Bassoon
t	Tenor Voice		Cl		Clarinet
b	Bass Voice		Tr		Trumpet
i/instr	Any Melody Instrument		Tb		Trombone
r	Unspecified Recorder		Th		Theorbo
Orff	Orff Instruments		G		Guitar
Glock	Glockenspiel		L		Lute
Perc	Percussion Instruments		hp		Harp/ Celtic Harp
=	Equal Number (ie:2= means 2 equal instruments)		Xyl		Xylophone
Various/Var.	Various Voicing/ Instrument Combinations		Trg		Triangle
Opt.	Optional		cm		Crumhorn
Narr	Narrator		k		Shakuhachi
Brass	Brass Instruments
ScP	Score and parts included
	Means and other composers Mozart, Couperin+ (more than what is listed)
Examples:
S, (Pf) = Soprano Recorder with optional Piano. (Parenthesis are used to note optional instruments) S/A,V  = Soprano or Alto Recorder and Violin, (commas are used to separate different types of instruments.) AA/BB = 2 Alto Recorders or 2 Bass. (Forward slash indicates different combinations of instrumentation.) SATB = Soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders.
Level of difficulty
1 = easy 2 = easy to moderate 3 = moderate 4 = difficult 5 = very difficult