No. 207
Provide Additional Predefined Clefs
IWBNI additional predefined clefs were provided. The following clefs
could be added to the existing set of 8 predefined clefs:
Additional C-clefs
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Soprano: Middle C on the bottom line.
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Mezzo-soprano: Middle C on the second line from the bottom.
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Baritone: Middle C on the top line.
Additional G-clefs
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French Violin Clef: G-clef on the bottom line.
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No-pitch Clef: It is used for unpitched instruments and consists
of 2 vertical bars with a height of 2 spaces centered on the middle line.
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Two Additional Tenor G-clefs: One is a double G-clef and the other
is a G-clef followed by a 2-piece curved symbol.
Additional F-clefs
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Subbass Clef: F-clef on the top line.
Additional Clefs That Indicate Transpositions
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G-clef in its normal position with 8 above it.
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G-clef in its normal position with 15 above it.
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F-clef in its normal position with 8 above it.
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F-clef in its normal position with 15 below it.
For more information, see:
Don Randel, Ed., The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, the clefs
entry.
Gardner Read, Music Notation: A Manual of Modern Practice, pages
55-56.
Kurt Stone, Music Notation in the Twentieth Century, pages 56-57.
Sibelius music notation program which has 23 predefined clefs.
Created: December 29, 1999 (based on a submission from Michael Cook)
Last Updated: December 29, 1999
Version: Finale 2000b