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INDEFINITE PITCH CLEF [1 record]

Record 1 2013-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

A symbol located at the beginning of a musical staff used to indicate that none of the instruments reading the notation have a definite pitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
CONT

Contrairement à la notation d'un instrument mélodique, où chaque ligne et interligne représente une note précise, chacune des lignes et interlignes de la clef de percussion est assignée à un instrument qui compose l'ensemble des percussions sur laquelle on doit frapper. Comme il existe une grande variété de percussions, une légende accompagne généralement la partition.

Spanish

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