MUS 215
Foreign Terms for Woodwind Instruments
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| ABBREV. |
ENGLISH |
GERMAN |
FRENCH |
ITALIAN |
| Pc. |
Piccolo |
Kleine Flöte
Pickelflöte |
Petite Flûte |
Flauto Piccolo
Ottavino |
| Fl. |
Flute(s) |
Flöte
Flöten |
Flûte(s) |
Flauto
Flauti |
| Ob., Hb. |
Oboe(s) |
Oboe
Oboen |
Hautbois |
Oboe
Oboi |
| E.H. |
English horn |
Englisch horn |
Cor anglais |
Corno Inglese |
| Cl., Kl. |
Clarinet(s) |
Klarinette
Klarinetten |
Clarinette(s) |
Clarinetto
Clarinetti |
| B. Cl., Bkl. |
Bass clarinet |
Bassklarinette |
Clarinette-basse |
Clarione
Clarinetto basso |
| Bn., Fg. |
Bassoon(s) |
Fagott
Fagotte |
Basson(s) |
Fagotto
Fagotti |
C. Bssn.,
C. Bn., C. Fag.,
C. Bon. |
Contrabassoon |
Kontrafagott
Kontrafagotte |
Contre-basson(s) |
Contrafagotto
Contrafagotti |
| Sax. |
Saxophone(s) |
Saxophon
Saxophone |
Saxophone(s) |
Sassofono
Sassofoni |
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COMMON KEYS & TERMS |
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| Major |
Dur |
Majeur |
Maggiore |
| Minor |
Moll |
Mineur |
Minore |
| C natural |
Ces |
Ut |
Do |
| Bb |
Bb |
Sib |
Sib |
| Eb |
Es |
Mib |
Mib |
| F natural |
F |
Fa |
Fa |
| A natural |
A |
La |
La |
| G natural |
G |
Sol |
Sol |
| Db |
Des |
Reb |
Reb |
It is important to have a basic understanding of the
foreign keys, as well. For example, some foreign editions may be
similar to the following: (title) ... pour saxophone in Sib.
Would this be for alto sax or tenor sax??
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