the combination of a staff line notated in treble clef with one notated in bass clef
Grand staff
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Great staff
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A combination of the bass clef and treble clef staves with the common line between them
G clef
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a clef sign that shows the position of G on the staff See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
French Clef
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See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
Alto Clef
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See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
Baritone Clef
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See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
Barline
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a vertical line drawn across the staff to mark off measures of a particular length, containing a number of notes whose total…
Basso ostinato
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ground bass, a pattern repeated several times over in the bass line to accompany one or more ever varying upper parts
C clef
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clef sign that marks the position of the note C on the staff. See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef