F clef
Noun
Meaning
a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
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The F clef notated to sound an octave lower is used for contrabass instruments such as the double bass and contrabassoon.
It is precisely the equivalent to the other more common form of the baritone clef, an F clef placed on the 3rd line (see above ).
The ethnomusicologists were the only ones to note some traditional airs in the normal grand staff method using the G clef and the F clef.
The F clef can also be notated with an octave marker.