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A.11 Clef styles

The following table shows all the clef styles possible (including where middle C sits relative to the clef).

Standard clefs
Percussion staff clef
Tab staff clefs
Ancient music clefs

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Standard clefs

Example	Output	Example	Output
\clef G		\clef "G2"
\clef treble		\clef violin
\clef french		\clef GG
\clef tenorG
\clef soprano		\clef mezzosoprano
\clef C		\clef alto
\clef tenor		\clef baritone
\clef varC		\clef altovarC
\clef tenorvarC		\clef baritonevarC
\clef varbaritone		\clef baritonevarF
\clef F		\clef bass
\clef subbass

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Percussion staff clef

Example	Output	Example	Output
\clef percussion		\clef varpercussion

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Tab staff clefs

Example	Output	Example	Output
\new TabStaff {   \clef tab }		\new TabStaff {   \clef moderntab }

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Ancient music clefs

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Gregorian

Example	Output	Example	Output
\clef "vaticana-do1"		\clef "vaticana-do2"
\clef "vaticana-do3"		\clef "vaticana-fa1"
\clef "vaticana-fa2"
\clef "medicaea-do1"		\clef "medicaea-do2"
\clef "medicaea-do3"		\clef "medicaea-fa1"
\clef "medicaea-fa2"
\clef "hufnagel-do1"		\clef "hufnagel-do2"
\clef "hufnagel-do3"		\clef "hufnagel-fa1"
\clef "hufnagel-fa2"		\clef "hufnagel-do-fa"

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Mensural

Example	Output	Example	Output
\clef "mensural-c1"		\clef "mensural-c2"
\clef "mensural-c3"		\clef "mensural-c4"
\clef "mensural-c5"
\clef "mensural-f"		\clef "mensural-g"
\clef "blackmensural-c1"		\clef "blackmensural-c2"
\clef "blackmensural-c3"		\clef "blackmensural-c4"
\clef "blackmensural-c5"
\clef "neomensural-c1"		\clef "neomensural-c2"
\clef "neomensural-c3"		\clef "neomensural-c4"
\clef "neomensural-c5"
\clef "petrucci-c1"		\clef "petrucci-c2"
\clef "petrucci-c3"		\clef "petrucci-c4"
\clef "petrucci-c5"
\clef "petrucci-f"		\clef "petrucci-f2"
\clef "petrucci-f3"		\clef "petrucci-f4"
\clef "petrucci-f5"
\clef "petrucci-g1"		\clef "petrucci-g2"
\clef "petrucci-g"

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Kievan

Example	Output
\clef "kievan-do"

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