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bass staff

American  
[beys] / beɪs /

noun

Music.
  1. a staff marked with a bass clef.


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Beneath that, on the bass staff, is a held F note, while just above the treble staff she writes, “With the accompaniment of the birds singing at dawn.”

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2015

The compass extends from F below the bass staff to C on the second ledger-line above the treble.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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

Its compass comprehends three octaves rising from B flat below the bass staff.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

Its register is coextensive in theory with that of the modern pianoforte, reaching from the space immediately below the sixth added line under the bass staff to the ninth added line above the treble staff.

From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

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