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Ladder-style C clef for TTBB men's chorus
From: |
Karlin High |
Subject: |
Ladder-style C clef for TTBB men's chorus |
Date: |
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 19:28:57 +0000 |
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Subject: Re: Why the part-combining in American hymnals? (WAS:
Beaming, partcombine and pickups)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 16:24:27 +0100
From: J Martin Rushton <address@hidden>
...In passing I also note the use of the C-clef, but in an unusual
position that makes it the same as a conventional G-clef.
Regards,
Martin
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The unusual C-clef is actually the same effect as using \clef "treble_8"
but with a different symbol. Middle C ends up on the third space.
For me, that "ladder" clef symbol instantly identifies the song as a
TTBB men's chorus arrangement. I'm attaching a PNG with a more-typical
example of what I'm used to. LilyPond's standard C-clef symbol is
something I hadn't seen outside of the software until two days ago, when
I found it in an early-1900s men's chorus songbook at a garage sale.
(The book was something like this one:
https://archive.org/details/youngmenschorusc00adam )
Is there any way to get that ladder-style C-clef in LilyPond? Although I
can live with treble_8, typical TTBB men's chorus audiences here would
expect the ladder. I remember seeing a discussion for generating a very
similar symbol, but the right side of the ladder had "flags" going out
from the top and the bottom.
--
Karlin High
Missouri, USA
TTBB-C-clef.png
Description: TTBB-C-clef.png
- Ladder-style C clef for TTBB men's chorus,
Karlin High <=