bass clef

[ beys ]

nounMusic.
  1. 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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Origin of bass clef

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First recorded in 1900–05

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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.

  • Hence care must be taken to write the treble clef on the second, and the bass clef on the fourth line of its stave.

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  • He has heard preachers ascend to top tenor G and A, descending to C (above the bass clef), improbable though it sounds.

  • Others he has observed speaking effectively from B to F (bass clef), with F as the top tone.

  • Its best tones are from the lower A of the bass clef to the lower F in the treble.

British Dictionary definitions for bass clef

bass clef

/ (beɪs) /


noun
  1. 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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