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tenor clef
noun
, Music.
- a sign locating middle C on the next to the top line of the staff.
tenor clef
noun
- the clef that establishes middle C as being on the fourth line of the staff, used for the writing of music for the bassoon, cello, or tenor trombone See also C clef
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tenor clef1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences
The first song was written in the soprano clef; the second has tenor clef but two solo voices; neither was made for Ehlers.
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Exit whistling in the tenor clef; and keeping their hearts up, like a man.
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The young workman grinned: "Soyons de notre siecle," said he, and departed whistling in the tenor clef.
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Primarily (besides the bass clef), in Italy and Germany, only the tenor clef was used, and the alto clef in France.
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It would be possible to write this passage entirely in the tenor clef, using only three leger lines above.
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