Instrumentsincluding

Instrumentsincluding is not an established term in musicology, measurement, or data labeling. It is a concatenation of the words "instruments" and "including" that can appear as a label or descriptor in informal writing, templates, or automated content generation to indicate that a category comprises multiple instruments.

In practice, the phrase is used to introduce examples of instruments that belong to a broader set. For instance, a syllabus might describe "instrumentsincluding strings, winds, and percussion" to signal that those families are included among others. In databases, a field named "instrumentsincluding" could store a list of instrument types as a multi-valued attribute.

Because it reads as a single token rather than a phrase, it can cause ambiguity or distract readers. For clarity, many editors would separate it as "instruments including" and place the list after a colon or within parentheses.

The term is typically avoided in formal writing and is more common in generated text, templates, or simple catalogs where compact labeling is preferred over readability. When documenting instrument inventories or classifications, using standard phrasing such as "instruments including" or listing categories separately improves clarity and accessibility.

See also: instrument categories; cataloging terminology; data labeling conventions.