A.11 Clef styles

The following table shows all the clef styles possible (including where middle C sits relative to the clef).


Standard clefs

ExampleOutputExampleOutput
\clef G [image of music]\clef "G2" [image of music]
\clef treble [image of music]\clef violin [image of music]
\clef french [image of music]\clef GG [image of music]
\clef tenorG [image of music]
\clef soprano [image of music]\clef mezzosoprano [image of music]
\clef C [image of music]\clef alto [image of music]
\clef tenor [image of music]\clef baritone [image of music]
\clef varC [image of music]\clef altovarC [image of music]
\clef tenorvarC [image of music]\clef baritonevarC [image of music]
\clef varbaritone [image of music]\clef baritonevarF [image of music]
\clef F [image of music]\clef bass [image of music]
\clef subbass [image of music]

Percussion staff clef

ExampleOutputExampleOutput
\clef percussion [image of music]\clef varpercussion [image of music]

Tab staff clefs

ExampleOutputExampleOutput
\new TabStaff {
  \clef tab
}
[image of music] \new TabStaff {
  \clef moderntab
}
[image of music]

Ancient music clefs


Gregorian

ExampleOutputExampleOutput
\clef "vaticana-do1" [image of music]\clef "vaticana-do2" [image of music]
\clef "vaticana-do3" [image of music]\clef "vaticana-fa1" [image of music]
\clef "vaticana-fa2" [image of music]
\clef "medicaea-do1" [image of music]\clef "medicaea-do2" [image of music]
\clef "medicaea-do3" [image of music]\clef "medicaea-fa1" [image of music]
\clef "medicaea-fa2" [image of music]
\clef "hufnagel-do1" [image of music]\clef "hufnagel-do2" [image of music]
\clef "hufnagel-do3" [image of music]\clef "hufnagel-fa1" [image of music]
\clef "hufnagel-fa2" [image of music]\clef "hufnagel-do-fa" [image of music]

Mensural

ExampleOutputExampleOutput
\clef "mensural-c1" [image of music]\clef "mensural-c2" [image of music]
\clef "mensural-c3" [image of music]\clef "mensural-c4" [image of music]
\clef "mensural-c5" [image of music]
\clef "mensural-f" [image of music]\clef "mensural-g" [image of music]
\clef "blackmensural-c1" [image of music]\clef "blackmensural-c2" [image of music]
\clef "blackmensural-c3" [image of music]\clef "blackmensural-c4" [image of music]
\clef "blackmensural-c5" [image of music]
\clef "neomensural-c1" [image of music]\clef "neomensural-c2" [image of music]
\clef "neomensural-c3" [image of music]\clef "neomensural-c4" [image of music]
\clef "neomensural-c5" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-c1" [image of music]\clef "petrucci-c2" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-c3" [image of music]\clef "petrucci-c4" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-c5" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-f" [image of music]\clef "petrucci-f2" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-f3" [image of music]\clef "petrucci-f4" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-f5" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-g1" [image of music]\clef "petrucci-g2" [image of music]
\clef "petrucci-g" [image of music]

Kievan

ExampleOutput
\clef "kievan-do" [image of music]

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