Abbreviations and designations
This page is divided into two sections: first, general abbreviations, and secondly, bibliographic abbreviations used for thematic catalogues.
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A
a-trb a-vla arciliuto arp B b b-trb Bariton bc brasses brasses 210 cb cemb cl clno cnto Contra-A contra-fag cor cor di bassetto cor inglese Coro Coro 2211 dates 1782a 1782c 1782p 1782* 1782† ed. f. fag fl fl dolce fl.picc. guit hautecontre hpcd iSol keyb keys A a f# Bb Mezzo-S Ms. n.d. no. ob ob da caccia ob d'amore op. orch org p. pf piatti princ. pt. pub. r repr. rev. rip RISM A/I RISM B/ S s.d s.l. s.n. strings strings 11211 suppl. T t-cor t-ob t-trb taille tamb tb timp tr trans. trb treble triangolo tromba marina v V V 5 V 6 vl vla vla d'amore vla da gamba vlc vlne vol. VSol VSol 2011 wm: woodwinds woodwinds 2102 xilofono |
alto voice
alto trombone alto viola archlute harp bass voice bass (instrumental, unfigured) bass trombone baritone voice basso continuo (figured) brass instruments as code, in the order cor, clno/tr, trb, e.g. 2 horns, 1 trumpet and no trombone double bass clavicembalo, harpsichord, virginal clarinet clarino cornetto contralto double bassoon horn, French horn, hunting horn basset horn cor anglais choir parts as code, in the order S, A, T, B, e.g. 2 soprano parts, two alto parts, 1 tenor part, 1 bass part before 1782 ca. 1782 after 1782 born in 1782 died in 1782 edited/editor folio(s) bassoon flute recorder piccolo guitar alto instrument harpsichord instrumental soloist(s) keyboard instrument Uppercase for major keys, lower for minor, e.g. A major A minor F sharp minor B flat major mezzo-soprano voice manuscript no date given number oboe oboe da caccia oboe d'amore opus orchestra/instrumental ensemble organ pages pianoforte cymbals principale (concertante) part published recto reprint/reprinted revised ripieno cross-reference to RISM Series A/I cross-reference to RISM Series B soprano or treble voice sine dato (no date given) sine loco (no place given) sine nomine (no name given) strings as code, in the order violins 1, violins 2, viola, cello, double bass, e.g. first violins, second violins, two viola parts, cello, double bass supplement tenor voice tenor horn tenor oboe tenor trombone tenor instrument drum tuba timpani trumpet translation/translated by trombone upper instrumental part triangle trumpet marine verso voice Quinta Vox (5th voice part) Sexta Vox (6th voice part) violin viola viola d'amore viol violoncello violone volume vocal solo in coded form, in the order S, A, T, B, e.g. 2 sopranos, no altos, 1 tenor, 1 bass watermark woodwinds in code, in the order flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, e.g. 2 flutes, 1 oboe, no clarinets, 2 bassoons xylophone |
Thematic catalogue abbreviations
BWV.
Schmieder, Wolfgang
Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (2., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage)
Wiesbaden, 1990
CarG.
Careri, Enrico
Francesco Geminiani (1787-1762)
Oxford, 1993
CauC.
Cauchie, Maurice
Thematic index of the scores of François Couperin
Monaco, 1949
ChaC.
Charteris, Richard
John Coprario: A thematic catalogue of his music. With a biographical introduction
New York, 1977
ChaF.
Charteris, Richard
Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder (1543-1588): a thematic catalogue of his music with a bibliographical calendar
New York, 1984
DodV.
Dodd, Gordon
A thematic index of music for viols (ed. Viola da Gamba Society of Great Britain = VdGS, 6 vol.)
London, 1980-1992
DTB 6/2
Einstein, Alfred [ed.]; Sandberger, Adolf [ed.]
Ausgewählte Werke von Agostino Steffani (1654-1728)
Leipzig, 1905
DunL.
Dunning, Albert
Pietro Antonio Locatelli. Der Virtuose und seine Welt (2vol.)
Buren, 1981
FalB.
Falck, Martin
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Sein Leben und seine Werke mit thematischem Verzeichnis seiner Kompositionen und zwei Bildern (New ed. by Wilibald Gurlitt)
Lindau/B., 1956
GerB.
Gérard, Yves
Thematic, bibliographical and critical catalogue of the works of Luigi Boccherini
London etc., 1969
GiaS.
Gianturco, Carolyn; McCrickard, Eleanor
Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682). A thematic catalogue of his compositions
Stuyvesant (N.Y.), 1991
HanH.
Hansell, Sven Hostrup
Works for solo voice of Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)
Detroit, 1968
HanS.
Hanley, Edwin
Alessandro Scarlatti's cantate da camera: a bibliographical study (diss., Yale U., typescript)
New Haven (Conn.), 1963
HarL.
Harding, Rosamond E. M.
A thematic catalogue of the works of Matthew Locke with a calendar of the main events of his life
Oxford, 1971
HasB.
Haselbach, Richard
Giovanni Battista Bassani. Werkkatalog, Biographie und künstlerische Würdigung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der konzertierenden kirchlichen Vokalmusik (diss., Zürich)
Kassel, Basel, 1955
HelB.
Helm, Eugene E.
Thematic catalogue of the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
New Haven, London, 1989
HelN.
Hell, Helmut
Die neapolitanische Opernsinfonie in der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts
Tutzing, 1971
Hob.
Hoboken, Anthony van
Joseph Haydn. Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (3 vol., vol. 1: Instrumentalwerke, vol. 2: Vokalwerke, vol. 3: Register, Addenda und Corrigenda)
Mainz, 1957-1978
HosA.
Hoskins, Robert H. B.
The theater music of Samuel Arnold: a thematic index
Warren (Mich.), 1998
HWV.
Baselt, Bernd
Händel-Handbuch (ed. Kuratorium der Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Stiftung, 5 vol.)
Kassel, Leipzig, 1978ff
KinB.
Kinsky, Georg; Halm, Hans
Das Werk Beethovens. Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner sämtlichen vollendeten Kompositionen
München, 1955
KirS.
Kirkpatrick, Ralph
Domenico Scarlatti (Thematic catalogue: p. 442-456)
Princeton (N.J.), 1953
Kl.
Klakowich, R.
Giovanni Battista Draghi: Harpsichord music (Recent researches in the music of the Baroque era, 56)
Madison, 1986
KnaA.
Knape, Walter
Bibliographisch-thematisches Verzeichnis der Kompositionen von Karl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Cuxhaven, 1971
KV.
Köchel, Ludwig Ritter von
Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadé Mozarts (6th ed., bearbeitet von F. Giegling, A. Weinmann u. G. Sievers; Köchel-Verzeichnis)
Wiesbaden, 1964
LadA.
Ladd, Karen Shakley
The solo cantatas of Emanuele d'Astorga (diss., Ohio State U., 1982)
LonS.
Longo, Alessandro
Scarlatti. Opere complete per clavicembalo. Vol.1-10, Suppl. Tavola tematica
Milano, 1906-1908
LWV.
Schneider, Herbert
Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Werke von Jean-Baptiste Lully (=LWV)
Tutzing, 1981
MarC.
Marx, Hans Joachim
Die Überlieferung der Werke Arcangelo Corellis. Catalogue raisonné (Arcangelo Corelli. Historisch-kritische Gesamtausgabe der musikalischen Werke, Suppl.)
Köln, 1980
MeyS.
Meyer, Ernst Hermann
Die mehrstimmige Spielmusik des 17. Jahrhunderts in Nord- und Mitteleuropa. Mit einem Verzeichnis der deutschen Kammer- und Orchesterwerke des 17. Jahrhunderts
Kassel, 1934
MurR.
Murray, Sterling E.
The music of Antonio Rosetti (Anton Rösler) ca. 1750-1792
Michigan, 1996
PayP.
Paymer, Marvin E.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. 1710-1736. A Thematic Catalogue of the Opera Omnia
New York, 1977
PoultonD.
Poulton, Diana [ed.]; Lam, Basil [ed.]
The collected lute music of John Dowland
London, 1974
QV.
Augsbach, Horst
Quantz-Werkverzeichnis
Stuttgart, 1997
RobP.
Robinson, Michael Finlay
Giovanni Paisiello. A thematic catalogue of his works. Vol. 1: Dramatic works
Stuyvesant (NY), 1991
RV.
Ryom, Peter
Répertoire des Oeuvres d'Antonio Vivaldi
Cobenhavn, 1986
SelM.
Selfridge-Field, Eleanor
The music of Benedetto and Alessandro Marcello: A thematic catalogue with commentary on the composers, repertory, and sources
Oxford, 1990
SheHa.
Sherman, Charles Henry; Thomas, T. Donley
Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806). A chronological thematic catalogue of his works
Stuyvesant (NY), 1993
ShiG.
Shigihara, Susanne
Bonifazio Graziani (1604/05-1664). Biographie, Werkverzeichnis und Untersuchungen zu den Solomotetten (diss.)
Bonn, 1984
TalA.
Talbot, Michael
A thematic catalogue of the orchestral works of Giuseppe Matteo Alberti (1685-1751)
1976
TayC.
Taylor, Thomas F.
Thematic catalog of the works of Jeremiah Clarke
Detroit, 1977
TerB.
Terry, Charles Sanford
John Christian Bach (2nd ed., with a forword by H. C. Robbins Landon)
London, New York, 1967
TysC.
Tyson, Alan
Thematic catalogue of the works of Muzio Clementi
Tutzing, 1967
WarB.
Warburton, Ernest
Sources and documents. Part One. Thematic Catalogue [of works by J. C. Bach]
New York, London, 1999
WotG.
Wotquenne, Alfred
Catalogue thématique des auvres de Chr. W. v. Gluck (Neuauflage)
Hildesheim, 1967
WriM.
Wright, Josephine R. B.
The secular cantatas of Francesco Mancini (1672-1736) (diss.)
New York, 1975
WörA.
Wörmann, Wilhelm
Die Klaviersonate Domenico Albertis
1955
ZimP.
Zimmerman, Franklin B.
Henry Purcell (1659-1695). An analytical catalogue of his music
London, 1963
