treble clef

noun

Music.

a sign that locates the G above middle C, placed on the second line of the staff, counting up; G clef.

treble clef

noun

music the clef that establishes G a fifth above middle C as being on the second line of the staff

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Word History and Origins

Origin of treble clef¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

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How does treble clef compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

bass clef vs. treble clef

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Prosecutors showed a 2012 memo noting one such arrangement for Calamari Sr. bearing the former president’s initial - a D resembling a treble clef - and the handwritten notation, “OK.”

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Prosecutors showed a 2012 memo noting one such arrangement for Calamari Sr. bearing the former president’s initial — a D resembling a treble clef — and the handwritten notation, “OK.”

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How about Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes for the lines of the bass clef, or Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips or Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet for the lines of the treble clef?

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A very small "8" at the bottom of the treble clef symbol means that the notes should sound one octave lower than they are written.

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While I’d been playing brass instruments for years, tuba parts are written in bass clef; I’d only ever read treble clef.

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treble chance treble staff

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