clé d'ut de sol

What is the translation of "clé de sol" in English? fr. clé de sol = G clef.

A musical-notation symbol at the beginning of a music staff, a clef indicates the pitch of the notes on the staff. Clefs were originally letters, identifying letter-named pitches, that were added to one or more of the staff's lines (thus providing a "key" to their identity).

clef, (French: “key”) in musical notation, symbol placed at the beginning of the staff, determining the pitch of a particular line and thus setting a reference for, or giving a “key” to, all notes of the staff.

The Notation of Notes, Clefs, and Ledger Lines chapter introduced four clefs: treble, bass, alto, and tenor. A clef indicates which pitches are assigned to the lines and spaces on a staff.

sun From Spanish sol (“sun”), from Latin sōl (“sun”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

The sun is the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth goes round, and that gives us heat and light.

The addition of the number 8 directs the musician to perform the music an octave higher than indicated (with the number 8 printed above) or an octave lower than indicated (with the number 8 printed below). The octave treble clef with the number 8 printed below is also known as the vocal tenor clef.

The modern stave comprises five lines and four spaces. Every line or space on the staff represents a white key on the keyboard. Every line or space on the stave represents a white key on the keyboard. Clefs assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces. Two clefs are normally used: the Treble and Bass clefs.

Clefs assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces. Two clefs are normally used: the Treble and Bass clefs.

As an "F" clef, the bass clef shows which line of the staff is F₃ by surrounding it with two dots. As a "C" clef, the alto clef shows that C₄ is the middle line of the staff by centering on it. As a "C" clef, the tenor clef shows that the second-highest line of the staff is C₄ by centering on that line.

• Treble clef. The treble clef (also called the G clef) indicates that the note G above middle C falls on the second line of the staff.
• Bass clef. The bass clef (also called the F clef) indicates that the note F below middle C falls on the fourth line of the staff.
• Grand staff.
• Alto clef.
• Tenor clef.
• Octave clefs.
• Clef change.

Reading Alto Clef The mnemonic device “Fat Alley Cats Eat Garbage” (F, A, C, E, G) may help you remember this order of letter names. As seen in Example 5, the center of the alto clef is indented around the C line (the middle line). For this reason it is sometimes called a “C clef.”