Abbreviation of Mellophone Bugle
Currently, abbreviations of Mellophone and Mellophone Bugle are both the same: "Mello.". To prevent ambiguity the second one could be "Mello. Bu."
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Well, it is "Mello", no dot.
And similar for Euphonium and Euphonium Bugle
In reply to Similar for Euphonium and… by Jojo-Schmitz
I suggest "Mello."
(See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation)
In reply to I suggest "Mello." by fmiyara
Yep, that's what I've now uses in the en_US, en_UK and de translations.
PR for master to follow.
In reply to I suggest "Mello." by fmiyara
See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/3805
The abbreviations for bugles are simply what are commonly used within the Drum & Bugle Corps activity.
Soprano / Sop.
Mellophone / Mello.
Baritone / Bari.
Euphonium / Euph.
Contrabass / Contra.
It would be a very rare case, if ever, that you would have G bugles mixed with other instruments and for those writing for these instruments, the additional distinction is unnecessary.
(I actually used to play in a drum corps on G-bugles :-) )
In reply to The abbreviations for bugles… by Daniel
But there the longs names are not containing the work Bugle either, so would need to get change (via a template?) anyway, along with the sort name
Soprano, Mellophone , Baritone, Euphonium and Contrabass are all different instruments (too).
In reply to But there the longs names… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yep. :)
As you mentioned, this can probably be best addressed in templates, but the abbreviations would actually be contextual, so, I don't think it is necessary to clarify the abbreviation.
In reply to The abbreviations for bugles… by Daniel
Thank you for your insight.
Just to clarify, taking advantage of your knowledge and practical experience. So there are two families of brass instruments, other than those usally found in symphony orchestras (trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba), the non-bugle (tuned in F or B flat) and the bugle ones (tuned in G), isn't it?
In reply to Thank you for your insight… by fmiyara
I figured I'd break down full range of brass instruments for reference (for future searches):
Firstly, for the broader distinction, it is better to refer to the technique used (wind-blown with sound generated by buzzing lips), rather than the material of construction (brass).
If we back up and consider what types of instruments use this similar technique, they all belong to a category of instruments collectively called Trumpets.
We can break down the organization of these types of instruments by the Hornsbostel-Sachs classification (a standard system of organizing and classifying musical instruments).
423.1 Natural trumpets - There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips.
Natural trumpet
423.11 Conches - A conch shell serves as trumpet.
423.111 End-blown.
423.111.1 Without mouthpiece.
Conch shell (if played like a trumpet)
423.111.2 With mouthpiece.
423.112 Side-blown.
423.12 Tubular trumpets.
423.121 End-blown trumpets - The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.
423.121.1 End-blown straight trumpets - The tube is neither curved nor folded.
423.121.11 Without mouthpiece.
Didgeridoo
423.121.12 With mouthpiece.
Trembita
423.121.2 End-blown horns - The tube is curved or folded.
423.121.21 Without mouthpiece.
Shofar
423.121.22 With mouthpiece.
Alphorn
Bugle
Lur
Natural horn
Vuvuzela
423.122 Side blown trumpets.
423.2 Chromatic trumpets - The pitch of the instrument can be altered mechanically
423.21 Keyed trumpets
Cornett (or Cornetto)
Serpent
423.22 Slide trumpets
Sackbut
Trombone
423.23 Valved trumpets
423.231 Conical bore
Soprano Bugle
Alto Bugle
Mellophone Bugle
Meehaphone
Baritone Bugle
Euphonium Bugle
Contrabass Bugle
423.232 Semi-conical bore
Cornet
Euphonium
Flugelhorn
Helicon
Horn
Mellophone
Sousaphone
Tenor Horn / Alto horn (same instrument)
Tuba
Wagner tuba
423.233 Cylindrical bore
Baritone horn
Trombone (valued)
Trumpet
This is not even close to a full list. A really great resource for exploring the vast number of instruments out there is the MIMO - Musical Instrument Museums Online data base.
In reply to I figured I'd break down… by Daniel
Thank you very much for this list and references, which deserve some further study.