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0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - B

  • B
  • B double flat
  • B double sharp
  • B flat
  • B sharp
  • B. Cl.
  • B. guit.
  • B.N.
  • Bab Ballad
  • baby grand piano
  • bacchanal
  • Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
  • backbeat
  • backfall
  • bagatelle
  • bagpipe
  • balalaika
  • Balken
  • ballad
  • ballad opera
  • ballade
  • Ballata
  • ballet
  • ballo
  • ban
  • band
  • band, big
  • band, brass
  • band, concert
  • band, dance
  • band, jazz
  • band, marching
  • band, military
  • band, rock
  • band, swing
  • band, symphonic
  • bandiera
  • bandmaster
  • bandoneon
  • bandora
  • bangdi
  • bangu
  • bangzi
  • banhu
  • banjo
  • bar
  • bar chimes
  • bar. sax
  • Barbershop Harmony Society
  • barbershop music
  • barbershop quartet
  • barbershop seventh chord
  • barcarola
  • barcarole
  • barcarolle
  • barcaruola
  • bari
  • bari sax
  • Bariton
  • baritone
  • baritone clef
  • baritone horn
  • baritone sax
  • baritone saxophone
  • baritono
  • Baritonsaxophon
  • Baritonschlüssel
  • barline
  • Baroque
  • Baroque alto recorder
  • Baroque dance suite
  • barra
  • barre
  • barrel
  • barrelhouse
  • Bartók pizz
  • barydon
  • baryton
  • barzelletta
  • bas
  • Basie blues
  • bass
  • bass bar
  • bass clarinet
  • bass clef
  • bass drum
  • bass fiddle
  • bass flute
  • bass guitar
  • bass line
  • bass ophicleide
  • bass recorder
  • bass sax
  • bass saxophone
  • bass trombone
  • bass viol
  • bass, string
  • bassa
  • basse à pistons
  • basse dance
  • basset clarinet
  • basset horn
  • Bassetthorn
  • Bassklarinette
  • basso
  • basso cantante
  • basso continuo
  • basso profundo
  • basson
  • bassoon
  • bassoon à serpentine
  • Basssaxophon
  • Bassschlüssel
  • bassus
  • batería
  • baton
  • batteria
  • batterie
  • battuta
  • bawu
  • Bc
  • BCE
  • Be
  • bead
  • beak
  • beam
  • beat
  • beat, accented
  • beater
  • beaucoup
  • bebop
  • bécarre
  • Becken
  • Beckflöte
  • becuadro
  • Before the Common Era
  • begleitend
  • bel canto
  • belebend
  • bell
  • bell lyra
  • bell lyre
  • bell tree
  • bellow shake
  • bellows
  • bellows normal
  • belly
  • bemol
  • bémol
  • bemolle
  • ben
  • bene
  • Benedictus
  • Beneventian rite
  • bent pitch
  • bequadro
  • berceuse
  • bergamasca
  • bergomask
  • beruhigend
  • bestimmt
  • bewegt
  • bewegter
  • bewegung
  • bianca
  • bianqing
  • bianzhong
  • biedermeier
  • bien
  • big band
  • bike pump whistle
  • binary form
  • binary measure
  • Bindebogen
  • binden
  • bindend
  • Bindung
  • Bindungszeichen
  • biniou
  • bird whistle
  • bird's eye
  • birimbao
  • bis
  • bis zum Ende
  • bisbigliando
  • bischero
  • biscroma
  • Bj.
  • black keys
  • blanca
  • blanche
  • Blasinstrument
  • bloc de bois
  • blochetto
  • Blockflöte
  • blue note
  • bluegrass
  • blues
  • blues scale
  • Bn.
  • boat whistle
  • boatswain's flute
  • boatswain's pipe
  • boatswain's whistle
  • bocal
  • bocchino
  • body
  • Bogen
  • bois
  • bolero
  • Bombard
  • bombarde
  • bombardino
  • bombardo
  • Bombardon
  • bongo drums
  • bongos
  • boogie-woogie
  • bop
  • bore
  • borrowed division
  • boss
  • bossa-nova
  • bosun's pipe
  • bouché
  • bounce
  • bourdon
  • bourrée
  • bouzouki
  • bow
  • bowed stringed instrument
  • bowing
  • Br.
  • brace
  • bracket
  • branle
  • bransle
  • brass band
  • brass choir
  • brass instruments
  • brass quartet
  • brass quintet
  • Bratsche
  • bravo
  • bravura
  • brawl
  • breadth
  • break
  • break strain
  • break-up strain
  • breakdown
  • breath mark
  • breathing
  • breit
  • Breite
  • breve
  • breve rest
  • brevis
  • bridge
  • brillante
  • brindisi
  • brio
  • brioso
  • brise
  • Broadway musical
  • broderies
  • broken chord
  • broken consort
  • broken octaves
  • Brummeisen
  • brushes
  • Bssn.
  • buffo
  • bugle
  • bugle call
  • buisine
  • bull fiddle
  • bull-roarer
  • Bund
  • burden
  • Burgundian chanson
  • Burgundian School
  • burlesque
  • busker
  • but
  • butt
  • button
  • buzz pizzicato
  • buzz roll
  • BWV
  • Byzantine rite

B. Cl.

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[ Abbreviation , bass clarinet ]

Definition

An abbreviation for bass clarinet.

See Also

  • [Abbreviation] Bc
  • [English] bass clarinet
  • [French] clarinette basse (f)
  • [German] Bassklarinette (f)
  • [Italian] clarinetto basso (m)

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Last Updated: 2016-05-13 21:48:32
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