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Notenschlüssel

clef

noun NO-ten-shlue-sel Rare

Also means

symbol at the start of a staff fixing note positions

Usage Note

Notenschlüssel determines which pitch each line and space represents. The most common are Violinschlüssel (treble), Bassschlüssel (bass), and Altschlüssel (alto C-clef).

Examples

"Im Notenschlüssel erkennst du, welche Note auf welcher Linie steht."

Natural Translation

From the clef you can tell which note is on which line.

Literal Translation

In the note-key you recognize, which note on which line stands.

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