treble clef
Noun
Meaning
treble clef (plural treble clefs)
(music) a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C
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As the true tenor clef has fallen into disuse in vocal writings, this "octave-dropped" treble clef is often called the tenor clef.
Concert-pitch music in bass clef can be read on an E instrument as if it were in treble clef.
For example, the treble clef puts the G above middle C on the second line.
For this reason, the terms G-clef and treble clef are often seen as synonymous.
One is the Hugh Tracey/AMI 2-octave kalimba which ranges from the G below middle C up to the G above the top line of the treble clef.
In treble clef, the note A4 is the second space, D4 is one space under the staff, and so on.