10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPRANO CLEF»
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1
Principles of Music Theory
The 1st C-clef in the example, called soprano-clef, was used for the soprano
voice in early music. The 2nd, called mezzo-soprano-clef, was used for the
mezzo-soprano voice. The 3rd, called alto-clef, is still used today for the alto
voice, viola, ...
Evangelos C. Sembos, 2006
2
A Musical Grammar: In Four Parts : I. Notation, II. Melody, ...
SECT..VI.—-OF THE SOPRANO CLEF, OR C ON THE FIRST LINE. 23. When the
C Clef is placed so that the twocross strokes enclose the lowest Line, it is called
the Soprano“, 0r Canto Clef. p6 .m%_e------On the first Line. The nine Degrees of
...
3
Companion to Baroque Music
Countless solo motets are written in the soprano clef, very few in the tenor, and
many in the soprano are headed 'soprano o tenore' or 'cantus vel tenor'; octave
transposition was even more common in church music than in secular. The
pieces ...
4
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Soprano clef, descant clef. d. Mezzo-soprano clef, e. Alto clef. f. Tenor clef. g. h.
Baritone clefs, i. Bass clef. j. Subbass clef. Clefs were first used with regularity in
the 12th century, F- and C-clefs being by far the most common. The modern form
...
5
Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide to the Practice
Thus, if the given music is notated in the treble clef at concert pitch, and one
needs to perform it on a clarinet in A (which sounds a minor third lower than
written), then it can be read in soprano clef but with three sharps added to the
originally ...
6
A musical grammar, in four parts
OF THE SOPRANO CLEF, OR C ON THE FIRST LINE. 23. When the C Clef is
placed so that the two cross strokes enclose the lowest Line, it is called the
Soprano*, or Canto Clef. . . On the first Line. The nine Degrees of the Soprano
Staff are ...
William Hutchins Callcott, 1817
7
A Musical Grammar in Four Parts
Of the Soprano Clef, or C on THE FIRST LINE. 23. When the C Clef is placed so
that the two cross strokes enclose the lowest Line, it is called the Soprano* or
Canto Clef. q , On the first line. The nine Degrees of the Soprano Staff are, cegbd
d ...
8
The Clarinet in the Classical Period
... and Paer's L'intrigo amoroso (1795) in an A major aria transposed to C major.
113 In the autograph score of Tan- credi (1812), Rossini uses both a soprano clef
in the margin of the score and a treble clef at the beginning of the clarinet parts ...
9
Eighteen Canzonets for Two and Three Voices
During this period C clefs were usually, but not inevitably, tied to the voices
bearing their names (i.e., soprano, alto, and tenor), and treble clefs frequently
designated women or boys (both of whom could also be designated by the
soprano clef).
John Travers, Emanuel Rubin, Matthew Prior, 2005
10
Barron's AP Music Theory
... of the baritone voice notes are below middle C. Because this clef locates
middle C and moves around from line to line to designate range, it is called the "
movable C" clef. Soprano clef Mezzo-Soprano clef Alto clef w m Tenor clef
Baritone ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPRANO CLEF»
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soprano clef is used in the context of the following news items.
Why are tenors so scarce?
In the old days when everyone had their own clef (yes, baritone clef, mezzo soprano clef, etc – violas play from “alto” clef) all this was more clear. But now, with ... «Albany Times Union, Jan 10»
