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tenor clef

noun

, Music.
  1. a sign locating middle C on the next to the top line of the staff.


tenor clef

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Exit whistling in the tenor clef; and keeping their hearts up, like a man.

The young workman grinned: "Soyons de notre siecle," said he, and departed whistling in the tenor clef.

Primarily (besides the bass clef), in Italy and Germany, only the tenor clef was used, and the alto clef in France.

It would be possible to write this passage entirely in the tenor clef, using only three leger lines above.

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