treble staff

American  

noun

Music.

1. a staff, bearing a treble clef.

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Etymology

Origin of treble staff

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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

True, a few bold dashes above the treble staff end in wobbles, but even her wobbles are welcome because in each aria from Don Carlo, Otello, and Aroldo, an emotion is magically distilled into song.

From Time Magazine Archive

Create huge lines of treble staff on the floor using masking tape.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"What a careless fellow you are!" screamed she, her notes on the second added line above the treble staff.

From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Optic, Oliver

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