bass staff
Americannoun
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Beneath that, on the bass staff, is a held F note, while just above the treble staff she writes, “With the accompaniment of the birds singing at dawn.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
When the G clef is used the staff is usually referred to as the treble staff, and when the F clef is used, as the bass staff.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
Its compass comprehends three octaves rising from B flat below the bass staff.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
The compass extends from F below the bass staff to C on the second ledger-line above the treble.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
The six notes here mentioned are the G, A, B, C, D, E, in the bass staff.
From Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries by Naylor, Edward W. (Edward Woodall)
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