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INSTRUMENTATION

Voices

C = canto
S = soprano
A = alto
T = tenor
Br = baritone
B = bass
V = voice
VV = voices

Instruments

b = bass (str)
bc = basso continuo
clv / cemb = harpsichord or cembalo
cor = horn
fl = flaute
ob = oboe
org = organ
timp = timpani
tior = theorbo
tr = trumpet

KEY

(Major keys are noted with capital letters, and minor ones with small letters)
A – a = La
B – b = Si
C – c = Do
D – d = Re
E – e = Mi
F – f = Fa
G – g = Sol

Maj. = major
Min. = minor
b (next to the note) = flat
# = sharp

Tonalities are noted in English (ex.: a min)