Definition of 'C clef'
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C clef in British
noun
music
a symbol (), placed at the beginning of the staff, establishing middle C as being on its centre line
alto clef, soprano clef, tenor clefCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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C clef in American
Music
a sign on a staff indicating that C is the note on the third line ( alto clef) or on the fourth line ( tenor clef)
see also treble clef, bass clefWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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