bass clef
a symbol placed on the fourth line of a staff to indicate that the fourth line of the staff corresponds to the F next below middle C; F clef.
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How to use bass clef in a sentence
Her glorious voice extends from D on the third line of the bass clef to C on the second leger line above the treble clef.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeHence care must be taken to write the treble clef on the second, and the bass clef on the fourth line of its stave.
How to Write Music | Clement A. HarrisHe has heard preachers ascend to top tenor G and A, descending to C (above the bass clef), improbable though it sounds.
The Strand Magazine | VariousOthers he has observed speaking effectively from B to F (bass clef), with F as the top tone.
The Strand Magazine | VariousIts best tones are from the lower A of the bass clef to the lower F in the treble.
British Dictionary definitions for bass clef
/ (beɪs) /
the clef that establishes F a fifth below middle C on the fourth line of the staff: Symbol: Also called: F clef
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