MIDI instruments - GNU LilyPond
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### C.2 MIDI instruments

The following is a list of names that can be used for the `midiInstrument` property.

    acoustic grand            contrabass           lead 7 (fifths)
    bright acoustic           tremolo strings      lead 8 (bass+lead)
    electric grand            pizzicato strings    pad 1 (new age)
    honky-tonk                orchestral strings   pad 2 (warm)
    electric piano 1          timpani              pad 3 (polysynth)
    electric piano 2          string ensemble 1    pad 4 (choir)
    harpsichord               string ensemble 2    pad 5 (bowed)
    clav                      synthstrings 1       pad 6 (metallic)
    celesta                   synthstrings 2       pad 7 (halo)
    glockenspiel              choir aahs           pad 8 (sweep)
    music box                 voice oohs           fx 1 (rain)
    vibraphone                synth voice          fx 2 (soundtrack)
    marimba                   orchestra hit        fx 3 (crystal)
    xylophone                 trumpet              fx 4 (atmosphere)
    tubular bells             trombone             fx 5 (brightness)
    dulcimer                  tuba                 fx 6 (goblins)
    drawbar organ             muted trumpet        fx 7 (echoes)
    percussive organ          french horn          fx 8 (sci-fi)
    rock organ                brass section        sitar
    church organ              synthbrass 1         banjo
    reed organ                synthbrass 2         shamisen
    accordion                 soprano sax          koto
    harmonica                 alto sax             kalimba
    concertina                tenor sax            bagpipe
    acoustic guitar (nylon)   baritone sax         fiddle
    acoustic guitar (steel)   oboe                 shanai
    electric guitar (jazz)    english horn         tinkle bell
    electric guitar (clean)   bassoon              agogo
    electric guitar (muted)   clarinet             steel drums
    overdriven guitar         piccolo              woodblock
    distorted guitar          flute                taiko drum
    guitar harmonics          recorder             melodic tom
    acoustic bass             pan flute            synth drum
    electric bass (finger)    blown bottle         reverse cymbal
    electric bass (pick)      shakuhachi           guitar fret noise
    fretless bass             whistle              breath noise
    slap bass 1               ocarina              seashore
    slap bass 2               lead 1 (square)      bird tweet
    synth bass 1              lead 2 (sawtooth)    telephone ring
    synth bass 2              lead 3 (calliope)    helicopter
    violin                    lead 4 (chiff)       applause
    viola                     lead 5 (charang)     gunshot
    cello                     lead 6 (voice)

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