Kristi wrote:
>Usually, and ironically, [the alto] is written lower the the tenor
Kristi, the alto part might _look like it is lower than the tenor
part, and sometimes it might actually be lower, but usually it is
not. The convention when writing tenor parts in the treble clef is to
write them an octave higher than they are sung. The reason for the
convention is to avoid the use of ledger lines. Sometimes a reminder
of this convention is indicated by a little "8" at the bottom of the
treble clef, but often the "8" does not appear. This convention does
not apply when only two staves are used for all four parts, with the
soprano and alto in the treble clef and the tenor and bass in the
bass clef.
John Link
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