G clef
Americannoun
noun
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The note C of the G clef is made by two hundred and fifty-seven vibrations of air per second.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
Example: The G clef makes the second line represent the pitch G. Avoid "fixes G on."
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
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 Karl Wilson Gehrkens
The G clef should be begun at the second line rather than below the staff.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
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 Henry White Warren
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