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
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)
Its register is coextensive in theory with that of the modern pianoforte, reaching from the space immediately below the sixth added line under the bass staff to the ninth added line above the treble staff.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
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
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