G clef
Americannoun
noun
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Example: The G clef makes the second line represent the pitch G. Avoid "fixes G on."
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.
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 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 Warren, Henry White
The G clef can be made in one stroke if begun at the innermost part of the curl, or at the downward extremity.
From How to Write Music Musical Orthography by Harris, Clement A.
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