clef de mezzo-soprano

This clef is sometimes used for the notation of the mezzo soprano part because it facilitates the printing of the part with minimal use of ledger lines. This clef is rarely used.

ˈklef. : a sign placed at the beginning of a musical staff to determine the pitch of the notes.

[English] A staff of five lines connected at the left end by a symbol; this symbol contains an arrow which points to the bottom line, indicating that that line is middle C (C4).

middle In its simplest terms, 'mezzo' (literally meaning 'middle' in Italian') is the middle range for a female singer.

treble clef In choral music, female voice parts are written in the treble clef. Music written for a soloist (male or female) is almost always written in treble clef as well.

When men and women sing together, men usually sing an octave lower: the normal range of women's voices is in the treble clef, and the men's is in the bass clef. Each voice has its own natural range of pitch. The highest woman's voice is the soprano, and the lowest the contralto, or alto.

In modern music, only four clefs are used regularly: treble clef, bass clef, alto clef, and tenor clef. Of these, the treble and bass clefs are by far the most common.

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.

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.

Treble clef Treble clef is the clef most often used in vocal music.

middle, moderate, half Italian, literally, middle, moderate, half, from Latin medius - more at mid.

half Mezzo is the Italian word for "half", "middle" or "medium".