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Music notation glossary · Clefs

Tenor clef

middle C on the fourth line

In the score

Engraved by Verovio 6.3.0-425dd7b

What it means

The same C clef, placed one line higher. It saves ledger lines in high cello, bassoon and trombone passages.

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