+@node high bass clef
+@section high bass clef
+
+ES: ?,
+I: ?,
+F: clef de basse haute,
+D: hoher Bassschlüssel,
+NL: ?,
+DK: ?,
+S: ?,
+FI: ?.
+
+Beginning in 18th century the high bass clef used in French Horn parts
+for the lowest pitches. This usage of the F clef was then passed down
+from the French Horn to the Basset Horn and then to the Bass Clarinet.
+It looks identical to the standard bass clef, but is pitched an octave
+higher -- octavation indicators on clefs appeared at the beginning of
+the 20th Century.
+
+In LilyPond, the most straightforward way to make a high bass clef is to
+print the modern version @code{\clef "bass^8"} but without the @code{8};
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+<<
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef treble { g4 b d' g' }
+ }
+ \new Staff \with { \omit ClefModifier }
+ { \clef "bass^8" { g4 b d' g' } }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
+
+@seealso
+@ref{F clef}, @ref{bass clef}.
+