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Clef
The sign placed at the beginning of a staff to denote the pitch of one (and hence others) of its lines or spaces. They were first systematically used in 11th-century liturgical manuscripts. Letters denoting F and c were the most common; the gcame increasingly into use in the 15th century. The F and g clefs have come to be known as the 'bass clef' and 'treble clef' respectively, in their normal situations on the fourth line up (for the bass) and the second line up (for the treble); the c clef, according to its placing, may be called the soprano clef (on the bottom line), or moving upwards, the mezzo-soprano, the alto, the tenor and the baritone.
Bass Clef
A symbol indicating that the fourth line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of F below middle C. Also called F clef.
treble clef
A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef.
Note
The word "clef" comes from the French word for "key," derived from Middle French.
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What is the symbol at the head of a musical staff?
GClef
What is the bass clef called?
The other designation for the bass clef is the 'F' clef.
What clef is used to read music by middle range instruments?
The viola uses the Alto clef. This clef is sometimes called the C clef.
Why the bass cleff is also called the f clef?
The base clef is also called the f clef, because if you look at it, the line in between the two dots of the base clef when it is on a staff is the f line.
The names of all the clefs?
quite simplytreblealtotennerbassThere are three clefs in common use:G Clef, commonly called the Treble ClefC Clef, commonly used by violistsF Clef, commonly called the Bass Clef
What is the symbol at the head of a musical staff?
GClef
What is the bass clef called?
The other designation for the bass clef is the 'F' clef.
What is also called the G clef?
Treble clef.
What clef is used to read music by middle range instruments?
The viola uses the Alto clef. This clef is sometimes called the C clef.
The names of all the clefs?
quite simplytreblealtotennerbassThere are three clefs in common use:G Clef, commonly called the Treble ClefC Clef, commonly used by violistsF Clef, commonly called the Bass Clef
Why the bass cleff is also called the f clef?
The base clef is also called the f clef, because if you look at it, the line in between the two dots of the base clef when it is on a staff is the f line.
Why the bass clef is also called f clef?
It is called that basically by convention, or common use. The symbol that denotes that clef is a stylized letter F, and the symbol hangs on the second line down of the clef, the line denoting the note F. That clef is called the bass clef in piano music, and the G clef is above it, but in fact there are several other clefs used by many other instruments.
What is the treble clef also called?
Yes, the treble clef can also be known as the G clef, as the line that the circle of the clef is on, (the line second up from the bottom) is where the note of G is written.
Why is the g clef called the g clef?
The swirl in the bottom half of the clef cirlces around the G line of the clef. It also looks a bit like a G.
Which clef is also know as the F clef?
The treble clef, which wraps around G on the staff.
What does the g clef circle around?
The 'G' clef is the treble clef, it is called that because the 'spiral' of the treble clef lies on the G line (second line from bottom). The bass clef is called the 'F' clef because it looks kind of like this ): and the line between those two dots in the middle (second line from top), is the 'F' line.
What is the difference between the treble clef and the vocal tenor clef?
Bass clef is also called F clef , because the clef sign starts on 4th line called F note, this note should be played 5notes below the middle C. Treble clef is called G clef, because the clef sign starts on 2nd line called G note. This note should be played 5 notes above the middle C. Simple answer: The bass clef is below the treble clef so the sound is lower.
