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Definition of F clef

1. Noun. A clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff.

Definition of F clef

1. Noun. (music) a clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of F Clef

Literary usage of F clef

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"The f clef. Clef, C. So called because it gives its name to the notes placed on the same line with itself. Clef d'accordeur (Fr.) (klä d'äk-kör- dur. ..."

2. Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1914)
"The f clef similarly shows us that the fifth line 1 The word leger is derived from the French word LEGER, meaning light, and this use of the word ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"... the f clef, thus: The С clef is also placed on the fourth line for some instruments, and for the tenor part in vocal music, thus : and in old vocal ..."

4. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"The f clef. Clef, C. So called because it gives its name to the notes placed on the same line with itself. Clef, counter tenor. ..."

5. Glee and Chorus Book by J. E. NeCollins (1911)
"There are in common use the letter-sign G, called the G clef, treble clef, or violin clef: -= The letter-sign F, called the f clef or bass clef: and the ..."

6. The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music: Being a by Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, Mass.), Lowell Mason (1830)
"The Base, or f clef; the Tenor, or С Clef; and the Treble, or G Clef. EXAMPLE. The Base, or f clef. The Tenor, or С Clef. The Treble, or G Clef. 7. ..."

7. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The f clef, placed on the fourth line of the staff, is used in music for all ... The f clef on the fifth line of the staff. See also basso profundo clef. ..."

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