G clef
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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 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.
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
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
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