Alto clef. Picture: Alamy A similar clef is the tenor clef, another C clef but it makes the second-top line of the stave the middle C. Here they all are, neatly laid out: The treble clef, a G-clef, is ...

Use of the C-clef, also known as the alto clef and tenor clef depending on its position, has declined over the 20th century to be replaced by the other two. Today, the alto clef is used primarily ...

Here's everything that's wrong with being a tenor, from tights to high Cs and everything ... It’s not a crowd pleaser like treble, not sexy like a bass clef, and doesn’t have the mystery of alto.