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Keyboard Instruments
piano pno
2 pianos 2 pno
keyboard kbd
organ org
harpsichord hpsd

Vocal
soprano sop
mezzo-soprano        mezzo
tenor ten
baritone bar
bass bass
voice vce
high voice high vce
low voice low vce
treble voice tr vce
speaker spkr

Choral
satb and any combination of those
satb divisi satb div
unison voices unis
chorus chorus

Strings & Fretted
violin vln
viola vla
cello vc
double bass db
harp har
string(s) str
string quintet str qnt
string orchestra        str orc
guitar gtr
mandolin mdln

Woodwinds
flute fl
alto flute altfl
oboe ob
english horn eh
clarinet cl
bass clarinet        bcl
bassoon bn
soprano sax sop sax
wind quintet   wnd qnt

Brass
trumpet tpt
C trumpet "C tpt"
2 trumpets 2 tpt
french horn hrn
trombone tbn
bass trombone "bs tbn"
tuba tba
brass quintet   "brs qnt"
double brass quintet        dbl brs qnt
trumpet ensemble   tpt ens
trombone quartet   tbn qt

Percussion
percussion        perc
drum set dr
timpani timp
vibraphone vib
xylophone xyl

Other
chamber ch
chamber opera        "ch opera"
children; children's chld
double dbl
high high
leader ldr
low low
opera opera
optional opt
orchestra orc
quartet qt
quintet qnt
small sm
symphonic band        sym-bnd