| Instrument | Français | Anglais |
|---|---|---|
| Accordéon | Acc. | Accord. |
| Alto (instr.) | Alt. | Vla. |
| Alto (voix) | A. | A. |
| Altus | Alt. | Alt. |
| Baryton | Bar. | Bar. |
| Basse continue | B.c. | Cont. |
| Basse (voix) | B. | B |
| Basson | Bas. | Bsn. |
| Bassus | B. | B. |
| Bois | Bois | W. W. |
| Caisse claire | Cse cl. | S.D. |
| Caisse roulante | Cse roul. | T.D. |
| Cantus | Cant. | Cant. |
| Castagnettes | Cast. | Cast. |
| Célesta | Cél. | Cel. |
| Clarinette | Clar. | Clar. |
| Clarinette basse | Clar. b. | B. Cl. |
| Clavecin | Clav. | Hpsd. |
| Cloche | Cl. | Bell |
| Contratenor | Contr. | Ct. |
| Contrebasse | Cb. | Db. |
| Contrebasson | Cbs. | Cbsn. |
| Cor anglais | Cor angl. | Eng. Hn. |
| Cor | Cor | Horn |
| Cordes | Cordes | Str. |
| Cornet à pistons | C. à p. | Cnt. |
| Crécelle | Créc. | Rtl. |
| Crotales | Crot. | Crot. |
| Cuivres | Cuiv. | Brass |
| Cymbale antique | Cymb. ant. | Ant. Cym. |
| Cymbale suspendue | Cymb. susp. | Susp. cym. |
| Cymbale | Cymb. | Cym. |
| Cymbalom | Cymb. | Cimb. |
| Duplum | Dupl. | Dupl. |
| Enclume | Encl. | Anv. |
| Flûte alto | Fl. alto | A. Fl. |
| Flûte | Fl. | Fl. |
| Glockenspiel | Glock. | Glock. |
| Gong | Gong | Gong |
| Grosse caisse | Gr. c. | B.D. |
| Guitare | Guit. | Gtr. |
| Harmonica | Harm. | Harm. |
| Harmonium | Harm. | Harm. |
| Harpe | Hp. | Hp. |
| Hautbois d’amour | Htb. d’am. | Ob. d’A. |
| Hautbois | Htb. | Ob. |
| Heckelphone | Heck. | Heckl. |
| Maracas | Mar. | Mar. |
| Mezzo-soprano | M.S. | M.S. |
| Ondes Martenot | Ondes M. | Ondes M. |
| Ophicléide | Oph. | Oph. |
| Orgue | Org. | Org. |
| Percussion | Perc. | Perc. |
| Petite flûte | Pte fl. | Picc. |
| Piano | Pno | Pno. |
| Piccolo | Picc. (Pic.) | Picc. |
| Quadruplum | Quad. | Quad. |
| Quintus | Q. | Q. |
| Sarrusophone | Sar. | Sar. |
| Saxhorn | Saxh. | Saxh. |
| Saxophone | Sax. | Sax. |
| Saxophone alto, etc. | Sax. alto | A. Sax. |
| Soprano | S. | S. |
| Synthétiseur | Synth. | Synth. |
| Tam-tam | Ttam | T.-t. |
| Tambour de basque | Tamb. de b. | Tamb. |
| Tambour | Tamb. | Dr. |
| Ténor | T. | T. |
| Timbales | Timb. | Timp. |
| Tom-tom | Tom. | Tom.-t. |
| Triangle | Tr. | Tri. |
| Triplum | Tr. | Tr. |
| Trombone basse | Trb. b. | B. Tbn. |
| Trombone | Trb. | Tbn. |
| Trompette basse | Trp. b. | Bass. Tpt. |
| Trompette | Trp. | Tpt. |
| Tuba | Tub. | Tba. |
| Tuba Wagner | Tuba W. | Wr. Tba. |
| Vibraphone | Vib. | Vib. |
| Violon | Vln | Vln. |
| Violoncelle | Vlc. | Vc. |
| Woodblock | Woodbl. | W. Bl. |
| Xylophone | Xyl. | Xyl. |
| Xylorimba | Xylor. | Xylor. |