F clef

American  

noun

Music.

1. bass clef.

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F clef British  

noun

1. another name for bass clef

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Example Sentences

The tenor voice ranges from C, second space of the F clef, to D, second space in the treble clef.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various

Whatever line the F clef is on is F, however many or few lines may be above or below it.

From How to Write Music Musical Orthography by Harris, Clement A.

The F clef requires three strokes, owing to the dots, each of which takes one to itself.

From How to Write Music Musical Orthography by Harris, Clement A.

The F clef is on that line which its interior termination is on, and which it curls round either to the right or the left, and which has a dot above and below.

From How to Write Music Musical Orthography by Harris, Clement A.

The F clef is made either thus, , or thus, the dots being placed one on either side of the fourth line of the staff, which is the particular point that the clef marks.

From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson