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Clef

The clef can be set or changed with the \clef command.

  \clef clefname

Shortcut for

  \property Staff.clefGlyph = glyph associated with clefname
  \property Staff.clefPosition = clef Y-position for clefname
  \property Staff.clefOctavation = extra transposition of clefname

Any change in these properties creates a clef (a Clef grob).

Supported clef-names include

treble, violin, G, G2

G clef on 2nd line

alto, C

C clef on 3rd line

tenor

C clef on 4th line

bass, F

F clef on 4th line

french

G clef on 1st line, so-called French violin clef

soprano

C clef on 1st line

mezzosoprano

C clef on 2nd line

baritone

C clef on 5th line

varbaritone

F clef on 3rd line

subbass

F clef on 5th line

percussion

percussion clef

By adding _8 or ^8 to the clef name, the clef is transposed one octave down or up, respectively.

Supported associated glyphs (for Staff.clefGlyph) are:

clefs-C

modern style C clef

clefs-F

modern style F clef

clefs-G

modern style G clef

clefs-vaticana_do

Editio Vaticana style do clef

clefs-vaticana_fa

Editio Vaticana style fa clef

clefs-medicaea_do

Editio Medicaea style do clef

clefs-medicaea_fa

Editio Medicaea style fa clef

clefs-mensural1_c

modern style mensural C clef

clefs-mensural2_c

historic style small mensural C clef

clefs-mensural3_c

historic style big mensural C clef

clefs-mensural1_f

historic style traditional mensural F clef

clefs-mensural2_f

historic style new mensural F clef

clefs-mensural_g

historic style mensural G clef

clefs-hufnagel_do

historic style hufnagel do clef

clefs-hufnagel_fa

historic style hufnagel fa clef

clefs-hufnagel_do_fa

historic style hufnagel combined do/fa clef

clefs-percussion

modern style percussion clef

Modern style means "as is typeset in current editions." Historic style means "as was typeset or written in contemporary historic editions". Editio XXX style means "as is/was printed in Editio XXX."

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