clefs
Pitch-marking music symbols
Clefs are the symbols placed at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the pitch of written notes.
The treble clef (G clef) and bass clef (F clef) are most common; the alto and tenor clefs (C clefs) appear in orchestral music.
Each clef assigns a specific pitch to one line of the staff, from which all other notes are read.
Organization's workers collectively
- staveBarrel's wooden rib
- time-signatureRhythmic notation fraction
- measureUnit of quantity
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
sight-reading · notation · transcription · arrangement · orchestration · composer · manuscript · engraving
Bowed string instrument
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- fluteTube blown sideways
- piccoloSmall, high-pitched woodwind
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
oboe · clarinet · right-hand · melody · high-pitched · coloratura · descant · flageolet
Midrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
Changing the order
- octaveEight-note interval
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- rangeExtent of variation
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
frequency · intonation · sharp · flat · natural · semitone · tone · tessitura
Deep-voiced bowed instrument
- double-bassLargest bowed string instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
left-hand · low-pitched · contrabassoon · euphonium · baritone
staff
Organization's workers collectively
- staveBarrel's wooden rib
- time-signatureRhythmic notation fraction
- measureUnit of quantity
score · sight-reading · notation · transcription · arrangement · orchestration · composer · manuscript · engraving · Sibelius
violin
Bowed string instrument
recorder · oboe · clarinet · right-hand · melody · high-pitched · coloratura · descant · flageolet · fife
viola
Midrange bowed instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
transposing
Changing the order
tuning · frequency · intonation · sharp · flat · natural · semitone · tone · tessitura
cello
Deep-voiced bowed instrument
- double-bassLargest bowed string instrument
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
- tubaLowest brass instrument
trombone · left-hand · low-pitched · contrabassoon · euphonium · baritone
- Neumespunctum, virga, trigon, liquescent, mora
- music basicsnotes, rests, beats, rhythm patterns, melody
- music notationstaff, time signature, key signature, key signatures, time signatures
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
- notationsmusical notation, mathematical notation, decimal notation, scientific notation, dance notation
- sheet musicsheet music, score, notes, scores, opera scores
clefsnotes
Brief written records
rests · accidentals · time signatures · key signatures · bar lines
- treble clefSymbol establishing high pitches
- bass clefLow-pitch staff symbol
- G clefHigh-pitch staff marker