C clef

noun

, Music.

a clef that, according to its position, locates middle C on the first, third, or fourth line of the staff.

C clef

See tenor clef, soprano clef, alto clef
music a symbol ( ), placed at the beginning of the staff, establishing middle C as being on its centre line See alto clef soprano clef tenor clef

Ten′or-clef, the C clef, placed on the fourth line; Ten′orist.

The C clef is on that line which has an oblique or straight stroke, or pot-hook, above and below.

The C clef, therefore, appears to move, being sometimes on the third and sometimes on the fourth line.

Hence the misdescription of the treble and bass clefs as “immovable,” the C clef as “movable.”

Besides, the sign would have easily become confused with the C clef .

April 18, 2024petrichor

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