Definition of Treble clef

1. Noun. A clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff.

Exact synonyms: G Clef, Treble Staff
Generic synonyms: Clef

Definition of Treble clef

1. Noun. (music) a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Treble Clef

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Literary usage of Treble clef

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

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"The treble clef is appropriated to female and boys' voices, and to instruments ... In the 17th century the treble clef was used on both 1st and 2nd lines, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The flute, which is the most facile of them all, has a full chromatic compass from middle C to G, two octaves above the treble clef C, a range of three ..."

3. The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music: Being a by Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, Mass.), Mass Handel and Haydn Society (Boston, Lowell Mason (1830)
"How are the letters placed upon the Staff according to the treble clef? Situation of the letters on the Staff, according to the treble clef. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"In the so- called PF Scores of the present day, the treble clef is always substituted for the Soprano ; and, very often, for the Alto and Tenor also, ..."

5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"... and marks a most important step in the progress of part-music. The treble clef is a modification of the letters Gs (standing for the 'g sol' of ..."

6. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"15 Trombone, Bb (slide) bass, treble ard tenor clef, together with table of positions, bass or treble clef Net . 20 Trombone, Bb (slide) table of positions ..."

7. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, Adela Harriet Sophia Bagot Wodehouse (1880)
"In the so- called PF Scores of the present day, the treble clef is always substituted for the Soprano ; and, very often, for the Alto and Tenor also, ..."

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