Re: Standard for instrument names and their abbreviations

[David Rogers]

Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi, 
>
> I'm currently writing several orchestral scores and I'm looking 
> for a reference (book?) for standard instrument names and their 
> abbreviations.  The first google results do not give the same 
> results. 

I do not believe there is any single standard better than the 
others. If you make your results consistent, and you do your best 
to minimize confusion, then I think you have done your job.

Anybody who tells you he has "THE standard" has simply not seen 
enough scores to know the truth.

--
David