MyrScript SMCore instruments database – P

Pan Flute

End-blown flute made of a row of closed tubes.

External links:

• Low Whistle Slow Air - Casadh an tsúgáin - Chris McMullan
• Peruvian Pan Flutes by La Rosa Flutes
• Flûte de pan (musicologie.org)
• Flûte de Pan - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PAN_FLUTE
Orchestra section: Flutes
MIDI section: Pipes
Comes from / Played in: Latin America, Romania
Names: Pan Flute Flûte de pan Panflöte Flauto di Pan Flauta de Pan, Zampoñas
Abbreviation: Pn. Fl.

Sounding	Written

Pandeiro

External links:

• Tambourin, Pandeiro - Amélie Stillitano & Raphaël Simon (le-guide-de-la-percussion.com)
• Batucada - Wikipedia
• Pandeiro - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PANDEIRO
Orchestra section: Membranophones
MIDI section: Percussives
Comes from / Played in: Brazil
Names: Pandeiro Pandeiro Pandeiro Pandeiro Pandeiro

Paraguayan Harp

Sized as concert harp, but with levers instead of pedals. Nylon strings are less tensioned than concert and celtic harps.

External links:

• The Harp of Paraguay: Concert by Mariano Gonzalez [2013]
• Arpa paraguaya - Wikipedia
• Paraguayan harp - Wikipedia
• Harpe paraguayenne - Wikipédia
• Myriad Forum - La harpe paraguayenne de Cri-Cri (myriadonline.com)

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PARAGUAYAN_HARP
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: String and Orchestrals
Family: Harps
Comes from / Played in: Paraguay
Names: Paraguayan Harp Harpe paraguayenne Paraguayische Harfe Arpa paraguaiana Arpa paraguaya
Abbreviations: Hp. Arpa

Sounding	Written

Pardessus de viole

External link: Pardessus de viole - Wikipedia

Tuning	Sounding	Written
5-strings/Amateur G3, D4, A4, D5, G5
5-strings/Professional G3, D4, A4, D5, G5
6-strings/Amateur G3, C4, E4, A4, D5, G5
6-strings/Professional G3, C4, E4, A4, D5, G5

Pedal Harp

External links:

• Ave Maria Schubert Pedal Harp Solo
• La harpe, comment ça marche ? Avec Émilie Gastaud - Culture Prime
• Harp - Vienna Symphonic Library

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PEDAL_HARP
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: String and Orchestrals
Family: Harps
Names: Pedal Harp, Concert harp Harpe Harfe Arpa Arpa
Abbreviations: Hp. Hp. Arp. Arpa

Sounding	Written

Petit bugle

See Sopranino Saxhorn

Phone

Piano

External links:

• Pédales de piano : à quoi servent-elles ? | flowkey
• INSTRUMUNDO Instrumentos Musicales: Piano, PIanoforte...

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PIANO
Orchestra section: Struck strings
MIDI section: Pianos
Names: Piano Piano Piano, Klavier Pianoforte Piano
Abbreviations: Pno. Pno

Sounding	Written

Piccolo

External links:

• Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C Major (RV 443)
• A. Vivaldi - Piccolo Concerto A Minor (RV445) Allegro I
• Piccolo - Vienna Symphonic Library
• Piccolo (instrument) - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PICCOLO
Orchestra section: Flutes
MIDI section: Pipes
Family: Concert flutes
Names: Piccolo, Piccolo Flute Piccolo, Flûte piccolo Pikkoloflöte, Pikkoloflöte Flauto piccolo, Ottavino Flautín, Píccolo, Píccolo
Abbreviations: Picc. Pic.

Tuning	Sounding	Written
C	D5 - C8
C, rare	C5 - E8
Eb/Amateur	F5 - C8
Eb/Professional	F5 - Eb8
Db/Amateur	Eb5 - Bb7
Db/Professional	Eb5 - Db8

Piccolo Balalaika

Tuning	Sounding	Written
B-E-A B4, E5, A5	B4 - D7

Piccolo Clarinet

External links:

• Telemann Fantasia No. 1 Ab piccolo clarinet
• A-flat clarinet - Wikipedia

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Ab/Amateur	C4 - C7
Ab/Professional	C4 - Ab7

Piccolo Domra

External links:

• Tuning a domra and basic domra chords – Fret Expert
• Domra - Wikipedia

Tuning	Sounding	Written
3-strings B4, E5, A5
4-strings C4, G4, D5, A5

Piccolo Flute

See Piccolo

Piccolo Heckelphone

Very rare variant of the heckelphone in F, sounding a fourth higher than the oboe.

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Eb	Eb4 - D7
F	F4 - E7

Piccolo Mandolin

External links:

• Piccolo Mandolin
• Mandolin - Wikipedia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PICCOLO_MANDOLIN
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: Guitars
Family: Mandolins
Names: Piccolo Mandolin, Sopranino Mandolin Mandoline piccolo, Mandoline sopranino Piccolo-Mandoline, Sopranino-Mandoline Mandolino piccolo, Sopranino-Mandoline Mandolina piccolo, Mandolina sopranino
Abbreviation: Si. Mand.

Tuning	Sounding	Written
C-G-D-A C4C4, G4G4, D5D5, A5A5

Piccolo Oboe

Oboe in E♭, sounding a minor third above the standard oboe. Historically called the oboe musette.

External links:

• Piccolo Oboe (Dvorak New World Symphony II. Largo)
• Symphony Fantastique Excerpt on Eb Musette/Piccolo Oboe
• Piccolo oboe - Wikipedia

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Eb	Db4 - Bb6
F	F4 - C7

Piccolo Recorder

See Sopranissimo Recorder

Piccolo Trumpet

External links:

• Piccolo Trumpet Fantasia | Caleb Hudson Plays Telemann
• Piccolo trumpet - Vienna Symphonic Library

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PICCOLO_TRUMPET
Orchestra section: Brass
MIDI section: Brass
Family: Trumpets
Names: Piccolo Trumpet Trompette piccolo, Petite trompette Piccolotrompete Trombino, Tromba piccola Trompeta píccolo
Abbreviations: P. Tpt. Trp. picc.

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Bb	D4 - G6
A	C#4 - F#6

Piccolo Ukulele

See Sopranino Ukulele

Piccoloboe

See Piccolo Oboe

Pichotte

See Alto Horn

Pipa

External links:

• https://www.atlasensemble.nl/assets/images/practical info/Pipa by Moshe Denburg VICO.pdf
• https://www.atlasensemble.nl/assets/files/instruments/Pipa/Pipa by Samuel Wong Shengmiao.pdf
• Pipa: “White Snow in Spring,” performed by Wu Man
• Chinese Musical Instruments - The Pipa
• Pipa - Wikipedia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PIPA
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: String and Orchestrals
Comes from / Played in: China
Names: Pipa Pipa Pipa Pipa Pipa

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Zhendiao A2, D3, E3, A3
Chidiao G2, D3, E3, A3
Zhenggong biandiao A2, B3, E3, A3
Zhenggong biandiao (2) A2, D3, A3, A3
Nanyin Pipa D3, G3, A3, D4

Pipe Organ

External links:

• Pipe Organ (An instrument the size of a building)
• Accord de l'orgue de Sarraltroff - Astronogeek
• Pipe organ - Wikipedia
• Orgue - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PIPE_ORGAN
Orchestra section: Flutes
MIDI section: Organs
Names: Pipe Organ, Church Organ, Theater Organ Orgue à tuyaux, Orgue d'église, Orgue de cinéma Pfeifenorgel, Kirchenorgel, Kinoorgel Grandi organi, Kirchenorgel, Kinoorgel Grandes órganos, Órgano de iglesia, Órgano de teatro
Abbreviations: Org. Org. Org. Órg.

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Manuals
Pedal

Piston flute

See Slide Whistle

Pistons

See Cornet

Plate Belles

See Bell plates

Pocket Sax

See Xaphoon

Pocket Ukulele

See Sopranino Ukulele

Politiki lyra

Bowl-shaped lute.

External links:

• INSTRUMUNDO Instrumentos Musicales: Politiki Lyra, λυρα πολιτικη, Kemence, Armudî Kemençe
• katerina papadopoulou - sokratis sinopoulos - MUSIC VILLAGE 2008
• Greek Traditional Instruments - 28 - Politiki Lyra
• Lyra (instrument) - Wikipédia
• Classical kemençe - Wikipedia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_POLITIKI_LYRA
Orchestra section: Bowed strings
MIDI section: Ethnics
Family: Lyres
Comes from / Played in: Greece, Turkey
Names: Politiki lyra, Classical Kemençe, Ottoman Kemençe Politiki lyra, Kemençe ottoman Politiki lyra Politiki lyra, Ottoman Kemençe Politiki lyra, Kemençe otomana Klâsik kemençe, Armudî kemençe Lirica, Lijerica

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Alla turca A3, D4, G4

Politiko laouto

See Laouto

Pontiakí lýra

See Pontic Lyra

Pontic Kemençe

See Pontic Lyra

Pontic Lyra

Box shaped lute

External links:

• INSTRUMUNDO Instrumentos Musicales: Lyra de Pontos, Pontiaki Lyra, Karadeniz (Black Sea) Kemençe
• pontian pontos pontiaka lyra kemence Karadeniz
• Lyra (instrument) - Wikipédia
• Kemençe of the Black Sea - Wikipedia
• Greek Instruments ~ Greek Folk Music and Dance ~ John Pappas ~ Ioannis Pappayiorgas ~ Greek Dance Greek Music Klarino Bouzouki Greek Instruments Greek Clarinet

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PONTIC_LYRA
Orchestra section: Bowed strings
MIDI section: Ethnics
Family: Lyres
Comes from / Played in: Greece, Turkey
Names: Pontic Lyra, Kemençe of the Black Sea, Pontic Kemençe Lyre pontique, Kemençe de la Mer Noire Pontischen Lyra, Schwarzmeer-Kemençe Pontic Lyra, Schwarzmeer-Kemençe Pontic Lyra, Kemençe del Mar Negro Karadeniz kemençesi Pontiakí lýra, Kementzes Çilili Qamani, Kaman

Tuning	Sounding	Written
E-A-D/Amateur E3, A3, D4	E3 - D5
E-A-D/Professional E3, A3, D4	E3 - D6
B-E-A/Amateur B3, E4, A4
B-E-A/Professional B3, E4, A4

Portuguese Guitar

External links:

• Portuguese Guitar (Guitarra Portuguesa, fado guitar) - what is it? How is it played? In English!
• FADO
• Portuguese guitar - Wikipedia
• Guitare portugaise - Wikipédia
• Guitarra portuguesa - Wikipedia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PORTUGUESE_GUITAR
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: Guitars
Family: Citterns
Comes from / Played in: Portugal
Names: Portuguese Guitar, Fado guitar Guitare portugaise Portugiesische Gitarre Chitarra portoghese Guitarra portuguesa Guitarra portuguesa

Tuning	Sounding	Written
Lisboa D3D4, A3A4, B3B4, E4E4, A4A4, B4B4
Coimbra C3C4, G3G4, A3A4, D4D4, G4G4, A4A4

Post Horn

Valveless cylindrical brass instrument with a cupped mouthpiece. The instrument was used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. Rare orchestral use in classical period.

External links:

• Haydn: Symphony No. 31 in D Major "Hornsignal"
• Post horn - Wikipedia
• Cor postal - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_POST_HORN
Orchestra section: Brass
MIDI section: Brass
Family: Horns
Period: Classical
Names: Post Horn Cor de postillon, Cor postal Posthorn Corno postale Corneta da posta
Abbreviation: Pst. Hn., Psthn.

Prim

See Tamburica Prim

Prima Balalaika

See Balalaika

Prima Domra

Round body and 3 or 4 metal strings lute.

External links:

• Tuning a domra and basic domra chords – Fret Expert
• Domra - Wikipedia
• Domra - Wikipédia

Properties
Constant: INSTR_PRIMA_DOMRA
Orchestra section: Plucked strings
MIDI section: Guitars
Family: Domras
Comes from / Played in: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Period: 17th century
Names: Prima Domra Domra prima Prima Domra Domra prima Domra prima

Tuning	Sounding	Written
3-strings E4, A4, D5
4-strings G3, D4, A4, E5

Prím

See Tamburica Prim

Puff Organ

Pump Organ

See Harmonium