Abbreviations
Abbreviations
commonly used when writing about music
m. measure
mm. measures
Use "m." or
"measure" when referring to one bar only, and "mm." when
referring to a number of bars (i.e., mm. 59-62). Avoid beginning a sentence with this or any
abbreviation.
Examples:
The horns enter at m. 32.
The development section (mm. 20-30)
is comparatively short.
Measure 56 marks the entrance
of the trombones.
ca. circa
cm. centimeter
no. number
nos. numbers
op. opus
opp. opuses, opera
rpt. reprint, reprinted,
reprinted by
The
following abbreviations should be used in notes, tables, or diagrams, but
generally avoided in your narrative text.
ch. chapter
ed. editor,
edited by
eds. editors
edn. edition
ex(s).
example, examples
facs.
facsimile
l., ll.
line, lines
rev.
revision, revised, revised by
sc. scene
trans.
translation, translated by
vol (s).
volume, volumes
Latin
abbreviations (no spaces; note the comma)
e.g., (exempli
gratia; for example)
i.e., (id
est; that is)