C-clef
Violist's staff marker
A C-clef is a musical symbol that marks middle C on a staff line.
Unlike the fixed treble and bass clefs, it moves to different positions: placed on the middle line it becomes an alto clef (used for viola), on the fourth line a tenor clef (used for cello, bassoon, and trombone in higher registers).
The symbol resembles two reversed C's or a decorated bracket pointing to the C line.
Midrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- alto voiceLow female register
orchestration · string section · brass section · woodwind · chamber music · ensemble · transcription · arrangement
Piano's central reference note
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- ledger lineShort line extending staff
- music notationWritten system for sound
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
sight-reading · transposition · stave · key signature · time signature · manuscript · orchestral score
Fifteenth-century European compositions
- Baroque eraOrnate artistic period, 1600-1750
- historical performanceArt recreating past styles
- early musicPre-1750 Western compositions
- plainchantUnaccompanied liturgical melody
counterpoint · sacred music · polyphony · choirbook · mensural notation · ancient manuscripts · madrigal
viola
Midrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
alto voice · orchestration · string section · brass section · woodwind · chamber music · ensemble · transcription · arrangement · doubling
middle C
Piano's central reference note
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- ledger lineShort line extending staff
- music notationWritten system for sound
score · sight-reading · transposition · stave · key signature · time signature · manuscript · orchestral score
Renaissance music
Fifteenth-century European compositions
- Baroque eraOrnate artistic period, 1600-1750
- historical performanceArt recreating past styles
- early musicPre-1750 Western compositions
plainchant · counterpoint · sacred music · polyphony · choirbook · mensural notation · ancient manuscripts · madrigal