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Definition of Tenor clef
1. Noun. A clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns.
Definition of Tenor clef
1. Noun. (music) a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenor Clef
Literary usage of Tenor clef
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"There are various opinions as to the advisability of continuing, or not, the use
of the tenor clef. There is something to be said on both sides. ..."
2. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Tenor C. The lowest С in the tenor voice; the lowest string of the viola, or
tenor violin. tenor clef. The С clef, when placed upon the fourth line. ..."
3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Tenor C. The lowest С in the tenor voice ; the lowest string of the viola, or
tenor violin. tenor clef. The С clef, when placed upon the fourth line. ..."
4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"Tenor C. The lowest С in the tenor voice ; the lowest string of the viola, or
tenor violin. tenor clef. The С clef, when placed upon the fourth line. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"The normal Clef for the Bassoon is the Bass ; but the tenor clef is frequently
employed, for the highest notes, to save Ledger Lines. ..."
6. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"Tenor C. The lowest C in the tenor voice; small C. tenor clef. The C clef placed
on the fourth line. or Tenure, //. (te.«o.re). Tenor. ..."
7. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"tenor clef. The. С clef when on the fourth line of the staff; the treble clef
... tenor clef, Counter. The С clef when placed on the third line in order to ..."
8. Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary: The Important Terms Used in Music with by Louis Charles Elson (1909)
"... MUSIC DICTIONARY tenor clef and often in America In Italy vocal tenor parts
are written nowadays with a combined treble and tenor clef aa follows: See ..."
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