G clef

American  

noun

Music.

1. treble clef.

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G clef British  

noun

1. another name for treble clef

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G clef

The G clef should be begun at the second line rather than below the staff.

From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

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

Thus Fig. 3, b, if the first measure of a composition, should have an F clef immediately preceding the G clef in the left-hand part.

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

Between these extremes lie eleven octaves; C of the G clef having 258-7/8 vibrations to the second, and its octave above 517-1/2.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White

If the requirements of the music are such that pitches above F, the fifth line G clef, must be occasionally sung, let the voices upon the part sing lightly.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Howard, Francis E.