Men's Voices Clef

• Sep 12, 2017 - 00:47

I am writing a song that uses men's voice where the top staff in a SATB closed staff is an octave lower than narmal. This kind of song uses a special clef that I couldn't find in Musescore. See attached screenshot to see the clef and let me know if it's available.

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Ziya Mete Demircan

• Sep 12, 2017 - 01:15

It must be tenor clef: (4th line C Clef) -

But with the key signature cause it is suspicious that it is a normal G clef.
Or is it a C Clef, set up specifically? (same as G clef with 8 on bottom. = Guitar Clef)

Clefs is only used on lines.
If you look at it, it's likely that there is a C clef that is not in use or obsolete. (on 3rd space?)

After searching at the symbols a little: "This is 19th century C clef"

My advice: Use "Treble Clef 8vb."

Or: If you want to look like the original:

First: put on a Treble Clef 8vb.
Hide it. (Right click on staff; select "Staff Properties", untick on "Show clef"; click "Apply")
Open Master Palette
Click symbols.
Type "clef" in search box.
You will see this clef on symbols list.
Drag and drop on measure.
Adjust position (with mouse or cursor keys.)

Aaron Stalter

• Sep 13, 2017 - 00:21

It is the same as a Treble Clef 8vb but I want that particular clef. What you told me should work. Thanks!

underquark

• Sep 12, 2017 - 01:42

OK, beaten to it! Follow advice as above. You will need to add a clef for each line/system.

Ewart North

• Sep 12, 2017 - 22:34

It is a tenor Clef (aka C clef) but it's old-fashioned and rarely used in modern TTBB music. I've recently re-noted some 600 old TTBB songs that use that C-clef and simply replaced it with the Treble Octavo clef. Singers are far more used to that these days.