I was wondering which “rules” Dorico follows when it comes to naming instruments and their abbreviations? Usually they change a bit from publishing house to publishing house and certainly from composer to composer. And I know that it is of course possible to change the instrument name and use one’s own.
Nevertheless there must first be a basis upon which changes can made. E.g. does Dorico have a “rule” when it comes to saxophones and their abbreviations? Is it “S-Sax.” or “S.Sax.”? Or if there ever had to be made a decision between “Eb Clarinet” or “Clarinet in Eb”, which choice would Dorico make for its “base rule” of writing names?
I struggle with finding the rules why some instruments are abbreviated as they usually are. E.g. it is rather common to write “S-Sax.”, but at the same time it is “Alfl.” for “Alto Flute” - why is it not also common to write “A-Fl.”? Then again for those who write “A Clarinet” and abbreviate it to “A-Clar.”, the “A” indicates a key, not a register - which could change the meaning of “A-Fl.” (even though I don’t know anything about the existence of an “A Flute”).
Would love to know how Dorico approaches this topic - and also others here on the forum! Thanks!
