⌂ Using the high bass clef
The high bass clef
looks exactly the same as the
standard bass clef, but the music has to be played one octave up
(compared with the treble clef). So it's equivalent to a "bass^8"
clef where the octavation eight above the clef is removed.
It's used from the 18th century until approx. end of 20th century
for french horn parts.
This usage of the F clef was inherited to the basset horn
and the
bass clarinet
, too.
There also exists an alternate transposing instruction which
instead of declaring the high bass clef tells you, you have to alter
the instrument transposition every time you use the bass clef or
when you switch back to using the treble clef - but this method makes
transposing of a part much more complex than the usage of the
high bass clef
.
