| Keyword | Excerpt (click on keyword for complete article) |
| D# quena | Although it seems counterintuitive to a modern western musician, the "black key tuned" quenas are often referred to as tuned in sharp rather than flat keys. Thus the regular E flat quena becomes the D |
| D (1) | Note of the scale; Abbreviation for Deutsch in the cataloguing of works by Schubert. |
| D (2) | In conjunction with Franz Schubert's music: Abbreviation of "Deutsch". See Otto Deutsch |
| D alto recorder | |
| D bass recorder | |
| D. C. | Abbreviation of da capo. |
| D. C. al fine | (It.) Abbreviattion of da capo al fine. |
| D cane flute | |
| D cane whistle | |
| D clarinet | |
| D coach horn | |
| D czakan | |
| D fife | A fife tuned in D with d'' as the lowest note. |
| D flageolet | A flageolet tuned in D. |
| D flute | Traditionally the concert flute was tuned in D. It wasn't until the 20th C. the C flute with its extended body gradually gained popularity. |
| D hunting horn | |
| D. Noblet Fils | Apparently, shortly before the company was renamed Leblanc, Noblet used D. Noblet Fils (D. Noblet's son) as company and brand name. |
| D. Noblet Son | See D. Noblet Fils. |
| D parforce horn | |
| D piccolo | Late 19th and early 20th C. piccolos were often tuned in D, one octave higher than the regular flute most common at that time. |