tenor clef

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tenor clef (plural tenor clefs)

(music) a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line

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About this sound Play ( help · info ) Where the C-clef is placed on the fourth line of the stave, it is called the tenor clef. Source: Internet

As the true tenor clef has fallen into disuse in vocal writings, this "octave-dropped" treble clef is often called the tenor clef. Source: Internet

The use of alto clef is usually confined to orchestral first trombone parts, with the second trombone part written in tenor clef and the third (bass) part in bass clef. Source: Internet

' Tenor clef Tenor clef Diatonic scale on C, tenor clef. Source: Internet

The tenor clef is also used by composers for cello and low brass parts. Source: Internet

This puts the notes in exactly the same staff position as they would be if the music were written in a (non-transposing) tenor clef, although the key signature and some accidentals must be adjusted. Source: Internet

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