Hi everyone!
Is there, anywhere, a list of the abbreviations that the ensemble picker recognizes. For example, 2pic232 / 4331 is correctly understood by the picker—choosing 2 flutes & piccolo, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, etc. But if I add de “ca” for “cor anglais”, it is not recognized. Neither eng.h., nor corn (even when this last abbreviation IS recognized by the picker if entered alone).
How can I know which shorthands are used? For example, to specify a bass clarinet or a bass trombone in the orchestral shorthand.
I have also been looking for this information. Does Dorico follow the David Daniels Orchestral Music convention?
It’s not particularly clever. If you specify eight digits, it assumes you’re specifying woodwind and brass; if you type “br” and include only four digits, it will assume you’re specifying only the brass instruments. If you add “pic” it will add a piccolo, and if you add “str” it will add a standard string section.
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