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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Example Sentences

The G clef, also, when first introduced, was often written upon the third or the first line; the F clef, moreover, was not definitely established on the fourth line until toward 1700.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

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, e.g., the G clef shows us not only that the second line of the staff represents G, but that the first line represents E, the first space F, etc.

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