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The origin of the word is related to the number three (compare "triple" and "tricycle"). Most choral music these days is arranged with the melody in the soprano part. It used to be (and in some circumstances still is) that tenor sang the melody and so was considered the "first" part; above the melody would be the second (alto) and third (soprano) parts. So sopranos sing in the treble clef.

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