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PRONUNCIATION OF TENOR CLEF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENOR CLEF

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Tenor clef is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TENOR CLEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tenor clef

Clef

A clef is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes. Placed on one of the lines at the beginning of the stave, it indicates the name and pitch of the notes on that line. This line serves as a reference point by which the names of the notes on any other line or space of the stave may be determined. Only one clef that references a note in a space rather than on a line has ever been used. There are three types of clef used in modern music notation: F, C, and G. Each type of clef assigns a different reference note to the line on which it is placed. Clef Name Note Line G-clef G4 passes through the curl of the clef. C-clef Middle C passes through the center of the clef. F-clef F3 passes between the two dots of the clef. Once one of these clefs has been placed on one of the lines of the stave, the other lines and spaces can be read in relation to it. The use of three different clefs makes it possible to write music for all instruments and voices, even though they may have very different tessituras.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENOR CLEF

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tenor
tenor trombone
tenorist
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TENOR CLEF

alef
alto clef
bass clef
beef
belief
brief
C clef
chef
chief
clef
def
ef
F clef
G clef
police chief
ref
relief
soprano clef
treble clef
viola clef

Synonyms and antonyms of tenor clef in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tenor clef» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENOR CLEF

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The translations of tenor clef from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenor clef» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中音谱号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clef de tenor
570 millions of speakers

English

tenor clef
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवधि कुंजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التينور علامة موسيقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тенор ключ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenor clef
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেয়াদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenor clef
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tenorschlüssel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テノール記号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테너 음자리표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak tenor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỳ hạn khóa của âm nhạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டென்னர் க்ளிஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कालावधी चुकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tenor clef
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenor clef
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klucz tenorowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тенор ключ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tenor clef
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tenoorsleutel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klav
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenor clef
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenor clef

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENOR CLEF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenor clef

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENOR CLEF»

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Music Theory For Dummies
... which puts middle C on the next-to-the-top line of the staff. The alto clef is most commonly used in writing music for the viola, whereas the tenor clef is used for writing cello music. & ? w w w w w w w w w w w Intervals, Half Steps, Whole Steps ...
Michael Pilhofer, Holly Day, 2011
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Practical Method for the Bassoon: Including 'Fifty Advanced ...
THE TENOR CLEF When music for the bassoon requires more than two or three leger lines above the bass clef for any considerable time it is usually notated in the tenor clef, with which the student should therefore become thoroughly familiar .
Julius Weissenborn, Gustav Saenger, 1941
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The C-clef is now placed on either of two lines so as to locate the position of c' ( middle C): when placed on the third line it is termed the alto or viola clef; when placed on the fourth line it is the tenor clef. The F-clef locates f (the F below middle ...
Don Michael Randel, 1999
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The Art of Trombone Playing
(change clef to tenor clef and add 2 flats): Exercises 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 109, 110, 120, 122. Oubradous, Fernand, Enseignement Complet du Basson, Books 1 ,2, and 3 (Alphonse Leduc): Excellent range studies throughout — including ...
Kleinhammer, Edward
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String Explorer, Bk 2: Teacher's Resource Kit
As cellists become more advanced, they often read music in tenor clef instead of bass clef when playing high notes. The tenor clef avoids use of ledger lines and is easier to read. 1. Play a G-major scale in bass clef and again in tenor clef.
Dabczynski, Andrew, Meyer, Richard, Phillips, Bob
6
Learn to Read Music
224 In this position, the C clef is called the tenor clef, although today it is used less for the tenor voice than for the higher notes of the 'cello, bassoon, and trombone (occasionally the double-bass). For their lower notes, these instruments read in ...
Howard Shanet, 1956
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Music for Sight Singing
A H_ Pitch: Tenor Clef Preliminary Exercises Learn the names of the lines and spaces first, then perform some or all of these, conducting and saying the names of the notes; then sing them, with note-names; finally, perform them with solfege ...
Thomas E. Benjamin, Michael Horvit, Robert S. Nelson, 2012
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The Clarinet in the Classical Period
From the number of examples of the tenor clef found so far, it appears that its use to indicate transposition was not uncommon in French and Italian scores. In the majority of these works, the tenor clef indicates a transposition for a Bb clarinet.
Albert R. Rice, 2003
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3rd and 5th Position String Builder: Cello
In the 5th position, the left elbow must be kept raised and well away from the Cello. The Tenor Clef In the tenor clef, middle C is on the 4th line. At the start, in order to read the tenor clef, play the notes a 5th higher. A Technical Stunt The Rhythm ...
Applebaum, Samuel
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
The C- clef is now placed on either of two lines so as to locate the position of c' ( middle C): when placed on the third line it is termed the alto or viola clef; when placed on the fourth line it is the tenor clef. The F-clef locates f (the F below middle ...
Don Michael Randel, 2003

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENOR CLEF»

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The Evolution of the Treble Clef
Treble Clef on upper staff; Bass Clef on lower staff (image: wikipedia) ... Use of the C-clef, also known as the alto clef and tenor clef depending on its position, ... «Smithsonian, May 13»

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