'Counter-tenor clef' definitions:
Definition of 'Counter-tenor clef'
From: GCIDE
- Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. [1913 Webster]
- Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef. [1913 Webster]