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The soprano clef is a type of C clef used in musical notation. It is placed on the musical staff to indicate that middle C is located on the bottom line of the staff.1

Clefs, in general, are symbols placed at the beginning of a staff that determine the pitch of notes. The three clefs used today are the treble, bass, and C clefs, which are stylized forms of the letters G, F, and C, respectively. The C clef is movable and indicates the position of middle C. Historically, various forms of the C clef were used, including the soprano clef and the mezzo-soprano clef.2

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