treble staff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of treble staff
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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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
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
"C in alt" is the C represented by the second added line above the treble staff.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
The reed pipes, judging from the pictures and sculptures, were no higher in pitch than our oboes, of which the highest note is D and E above the treble staff.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
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