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clef

[ klef ]

noun

Music.
  1. a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.


clef

/ °ì±ôÉ›´Ú /

noun

  1. one of several symbols placed on the left-hand side beginning of each stave indicating the pitch of the music written after it See also alto clef bass clef C clef soprano clef tenor clef treble clef
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Origin of clef1

1570–80; < Middle French < Latin ³¦±ôÄå±¹¾±²õ key
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clef1

C16: from French: key, clef, from Latin ³¦±ôÄå±¹¾±²õ; related to Latin claudere to close
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It is not signed by Chopin, but the handwriting includes his distinctive bass clef.

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There is no more quotable novel about Hollywood than Carrie Fisher’s roman à clef, “Postcards From the Edge.â€

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The seamless overlap between real life and fictional counterparts, and the faithful reproduction of such well-established facts, conveys the author’s intention to offer a crystal clear clé to this roman à clef.

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Also please read his “Jarnegan,†a roman à clef about a thug and criminal who comes to Hollywood, and becomes a great director.

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That seems far-fetched, but to Oxfordians even “Hamlet†is a pièce à clef, all the major characters being fictionalized versions of people in the earl’s life.

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