bass clefnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌbeɪs ˈklef/us/ˌbeɪs ˈklef/a sign on a stave (= the five lines on which music is written) that shows that the notes are below middle C (= the C near the middle of a piano keyboard)
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- accidental
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- arr
- arrange
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- legato
- mike check
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- timbre
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- twelve-tone scale
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