The treble clef, the top symbol you see in the photo above, is also known as the G-clef, which gives you the first clue to its origin. 12th century music notation showing neumes and a single-line ...

Even the musically illiterate can appreciate the intricate beauty of a physical piece of sheet music ... as the treble clef. But before we dive into the origins of the actual symbol itself ...

At the top of every score, and the beginning of every stave, repeated on every line, is a symbol that ... and only-used G-clef today, is the ‘treble clef’, which is the most common clef used in ...

Today, the treble clef appears printed on composers’ notepaper or preloaded on computers. It indicates notes’ pitch, because it’s placed on the second line of the musical staff, showing a G.