Contents:

#Groups, Names
#Genres
#Editions, Publishers
#Musical-, Instruments
#Studios
#Countries
#Labels
(CD and LP)

Abbreviations for Authors / Groups

(Column "Name")

ad hoc Group ad hoc: Miller, Rivest (Abdelali, Cale, Miller, Rivest)
AfEM Arbeitsgruppe für Elektronische Musik TU Berlin: Boris Blacher, Rüdiger Rüfer, Fritz Winckel, Manfred Krause
Brno Group Ruzicka, Berg, Istvan, Parsch, Pinos, Stedron
CECG/GEC Kevin Austin; Jill Bedoukian; Shawn Bell; Pierre Bouchard; Eric Brown; Jean-François Denis; Daniel Feist; Dave Lindsay; Pierre Olivier; Jean Séguin; James Tallon; Robert Tzopa; John Wells (Montréal)
Denam Group Bracha Eden, Alexander Tamir
DEZIBEL Hampi, Senra, Tomat, Philadelphy
Gentle Fire Richard Bernas, Hugh Davies, Patrick Harrex, Graham Hearn, Stuart Jones, Richard Orton
GMEM Group Bertolina, Boeuf, Calon, Diennet, Fremiot, Redolfi, Royon Le Mee
Klangfach 6 Nico Beuermann, Golo Föllmer, Roland Frank, Beate Lotze, Sabine Schneider, Dirk Schwibbert
Klangwerkstatt Frank Michael Beyer, Jeff Bossin, Peter Castine, Folkmar Hein, Berndt Heller, Gerhard Klemke, Erwin Koch-Raphael
Sonde Charles de Mestral; Pierre Dostie; Chris Howard; Robin Minard, Andrew Culver
MIM Group Gobin, Formosa, Malbosc, Challalau
Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV) Bertoncini, Bryant, Chiari, Curran, Gelmetti, Heinemann, Phetteplace, Rzewski, Teitelbaum, Vandor
ProTon Group Ilkka Toiviainen, Mikko Laakso, Agnieszka Waligorska, Pekka Sirén

Abbreviations of Functions (Genres)

(column "F.")

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

AV Video
B Ballet
C Concert (tape only)
* suffix "live electronics"
+ suffix "tape(s) included"
F Film
I Intermedia
MT Music Theatre
O Opera
P Performance
R Radiophonic Work
SA Sound Art, sound sculpture, sound installation etc.
score computer generated score (sometimes related to classical instrumentation)
Sn Background music, exhibition music
St Study
Th Theatre Music
TV Television, Video
/ (slash) means "and - or"

Abbreviations for Editions, Publishers

depending to Column "Notes", starting with prefix "e."

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

Bo&Ha Boosey & Hawkes
Br&Hä Breitkopf & Härtel
Feedb Feedback- Studio - Verlag Köln
INFOGRAM CD's by the Swedish Music Information Center (SMIC)
M-C-Mon Marie-Claude (Montréal, Québec)
MuGal Music Gallery Editions (Toronto)
Séducson Séducson, (Montréal, Québec)
Shelan Shelan Publications (Montréal, Québec)
UE{-L} Universal Edition {London}

Musical Abbreviations, Instruments Abbreviations

(valid for columns "Instr.", "Notes"; "Label")

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

A alto (voice) a- alto (instrument prefix)
ad lib ad libitum amp amplified, amplfier
arr. arranged by, arrangement B bass (Voice)
b- bass (instrument prefix) Bar baritone (voice)
bar- baritone (instrument prefix) bn bassoon
br brass ch choir
choreo Choreography cl clarinet
clvd clavichord com computer
comm commission, commissioned comp competition, award
con controlled, controller Ct Countertenor
db doublebass dig digital
DSP Digital Signal Processing, - processed e- electric, electronic (instrument prefix)
e. edition ehn english horn
elec electronic, electric ens ensemble
fem female fl flute
gen generator, generated gui guitar
harm harmonizer hn horn
hp harp hpd harpsichord
ins instrument int international
ISPW IRCAM musical workstation kbd keyboard
LS Loudspeaker M Music, Musik, musica, musique,..
mar marimba^ mdl mandoline
Mez Mezzo-Soprano mic Microphone
MTR Mixturtrautonium mul multiple
mus musician(s) mx mixed
nat national no Number
ob oboe OMa Ondes Martenot
op. opus orch orchestra, orchestrated (by)
org organ p piano
perc percussion perf performance, performed by
pic piccolo prep prepared (mostly means perp p)
proc processed qnt quintet
qt quartet rec recorder (flute)
rev revision, revisioned rm ring modulator
s plural (suffix) s soprano (instrument prefix)
S soprano (voice) s: pointer to other authors, composers means "see")
sax saxophone seq sequencer
sm sampler sol soloist
sp speaker, recitor str string(s)
Synlab analog synthesizer synt synthesizer
t tenor (instrument prefix) T Tenor (voice)
Th Theatre tim timpano(i)
tpt trumpet tr treble (instrument)
trbn trombone txtcompo text sound composition, audio-poem, ...
V singing voice v voice
va viola vc cello
vib vibraphone vn violin
w, w- wind instrument ww woodwind
xyl xylophone var variable


Studio abbreviations

(Column Studio)

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

A. Akademie, Academia, Academy A.Filarm Roma Accademia Filarmonica Roma
ABC Australian Broadcast Corporation AdK Akademie der Künste
AdW Akademie der Wissenschaft AESt Art Ear Studios San Francisco
Am.A. Roma American Academy Roma ARD Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands
B.Aires Buenos Aires BBC BBC Radiophonic workshop
BC British Columbia BR Bayerischer Rundfunk (München / Nürnberg)
C. Centre, Zentrum, centro, É(see PS C. !) CalArts California Institut of Arts
CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CCRMA Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
CEÉ Center ÉelectroniqueÉ, Center ÉexperimentalÉ CNR Conservatoire National de Région
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Col.Princ EMC Columbia - Princeton Electronic Music Center
Coll College Con Conservatory, Conservatoire, É
CRÉ Center ÉResearch É EMS Electronic music studio (Stockholm)
ESt Estúdio ExpÉ experimentalÉ
Gal Gallery GMÉ GroupÉ musiqueÉ
HfM Hochschule für Musik HR Hessischer Rundfunk
Inst Institut, Instituto,É INÉ Institut National É
IRÉ Institut ÉRechercheÉ LA Los Angeles
Lab Laboratory LM- LaboratorioÉMusicÉ
M. Music, Musik, MusicaÉ MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Hamburg / Hannover) NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
NOS Nederlandse Omroe programma Stichting NoTAM Norwegian network for Technology, Acoustics and Music
NRU Nederlandsche Radio Unie NWDR Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
NY New York ON Ontario
ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk PS Private Studio
PS C. PS of the Composer RB Radio Bremen
RCM Royal College of Music Rio Rio de Janeiro
RNE Radio Nacional de España SanFran San Francisco
Sch School Sem, Stem Studio ÉElec É Music
SFU Simon Fraser University St Studio
SUNY State University of New York TIP Theater im Palast (Berlin)
TU Technische Universität UCÉ Univerity of California
UEA University of East Anglia UIUC Univerity of Illinois at Urbana Champaigne
UIÉ Univerity of Illinois Uni Univerity
UTEMS University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio VEB Volkseigener Betrieb
WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (Karlsruhe)


Abbreviations of Countries

(international registration; Work quantity)

(The numbers refer to the works produced in this country; please mention, that many pieces have multiple studio- and country-info)

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

A Austria / Österreich
751
AUS Australia
66
B Belgium
792
BG Bulgaria
34
BIH Bosnien-Herzegowina
22
BR Brasil
186
C Cuba
11
CDN Canada
1604
CH Switzerland
431
CO Columbia
9
CSSR Czechoslovakia
387
CZ Czech Republic
20
D Germany
2758
DDR German Democratic Republic
200
DK Denmark
168
E España, Spain
813
EST Esthonia, Estland
7
F France
3308
GB, (UK) Great Britain
1354
GR Greece
178
H Hungary
210
HK Hongkong
1
HR Croatia
4
I Italy
866
IL Israel
84
IRL Ireland
32
IS Iceland
25
J Japan
227
LT Lithuvia
7
MEX Mexico
82
N Norway
248
NL the Netherlands
964
NZ New Zealand
8
P Portugal
9
PE Peru
1
PL Poland
408
RA Argentina
132
RCH Chile
5
RO Rumania
74
ROU Uruguay
16
RUS Russia
42
S Sweden
1790
SF Finland
212
SK Slovak Republik
38
SU Soviet Uniion
81
USA United States of America
2312
YU Yugoslavia
122
YV Venezuela
8
ZA South Africa
1

other Information:

PS C. private studio of the composer
2769
PS all private studio productions
3497
works without studio information
3957
... works with studio information
16970

Abbreviations for CD- or LP-Labels

(Column Notes; Label)

#Groups, Names #Genres #Editions, Publishers #Musical-, Instruments #Studios #Countries #Labels
(CD and LP)

ABAN AB ACA academy / Edel Hamburg (Label der AdK Berlin)
ACC Accord / Paris AER Nonsequitur, The Aerial, a journal in sound
ALB Albedo Arch Arch Records
ART Artifact Recordings, Berkeley AuGR Audioscope, Geometrik Madrid
BAR Bauta Records, Sweden BF Buschfunk Berlin
BIS Grammofon AB BIS, Sweden C&C Collectif & Cie
Can Candide CAP Caprice, Sweden
Cav Cavallino CCD Continuum
CDY Yleisradio Helsinki CL celia Records Paris
CMJ Computer Music Journal Colos Collosseum
CRC Centaur Record Cri Composers Records Inc
CRM Ricordi CRMCD Ricordi / CD
CSR Cambridge Street Records CTH Thorofon
CV Composer's Voice / Donemus Amsterdam DegeM Deutsche Gesell-schaft für Elektro-akustische Musik
DF Delta Records Amsterdam E.F.C DG Deutsche Grammophon
DSO Oiseau Lyre EBU European Broadcast Union, Selection
ECD EAR Rational Berlin ECE Electrocord Bukarest
ECM ECM Records München EDRZ Edition Robert Zank, Berlin
EPML Experimentalstudio Scherchen ERA Erato France
eSP éditions Shelan publications ESZ Sugar Music / RCA Italiana
FACD Finlandia Helsinki FENO fennica Helsinki
Finna Finnadar Records NY FOCD fontec Records Tokyo
FTS Folkways Records FYLP / FYCD Fylkingen Stockholm
GMEB Group Musique Experimentale de Bourges GMEM Group Musique Experimentale Marseille
GMVL Group de Musique Vivantes de Lyon GU-LP Generations Unlimited Boston, NY, Berlin
HdK Hochschule der Künste Berlin Hel Heliodor
Hem Hemisferio, Madrid HM Harmonia Mundi
HPK Hans Peter Kuhn HUN Hungaroton Budapest
IMED Diffusion i MéDIA Montréal, empreintes DIGITALes IMS Private edition Germany
IMSO sonart, marque de Diffusion i MéDIA Montréal INFOGRAMM Info-CD of the Swedish Music Information Center
IRCAM Publication IRCAM Paris ISAST Int Society for Art, Sciences and Technology
Jase Jasemusiikki Oy, Helsinki JTR Justin Time Records inc.
K&R Klang & Raum Kst Stockhausenverlag
LD Microsillon BAM Paris LDC Cultures Électroniques : GMEB / UNESCO / CIME
LM Lovely Music NY LMCD Kojima Recordings, Tokyo / ICMC 1993
MEC la muse en circuit MGCB Magison, Cycle Bayle
MO Disques Montaigne, Montaigne auvidis MS Columbia, Music of our Time
MSC Muse, Korea MV Musica Verticale Roma
MW Musicworks Canada NA New Alboin
Nerve Nerve Records (Halifax) NI Nimbus
nor Prix Noroit ODE ONDINE Finland
PAN Edipan Rom PAR Poly Art Records France
PM Producciones Mañana PRDC ICMC 1992 San José
PS Phono Sueca PSCD Phono Sueca / CD
ReCDec RecRec Genossenschaft Zürich RIC Ricercara
S2K Sony classical SBC&M Sociedade Brasileira Computaçao
SoN Son Nova SR Silent Records Sweden
ST Sistrum Brasilia SUA Supraphon Prag
TE Trace Elements TRD Tronia Toronto
TV Turnabout Vox

last Modification: 1.3.2005, Hein