What is the name of those circular staffs?

The only thing I could think of was notation for a "round" or canon. Sometimes composers would write the music for a round

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_(music)

on a spiralling staff.... sort of a play on words.

Does it look like this?

http://www.salliterri.org/images/rounds1.jpg

I have this book at home and thought of it when I read your question. As far as I know, the notation doesn't have a specific name.

Do you mean the symbol(s) next to the treble/bass clef that looks like a "C"? That indicates the time signature, which would always be 4/4.

I might be wrong though...sorry.

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