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oc·tave
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all' ottava
a direction (8va), placed above or below the staff to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively. -
contraoctave
the octave that begins on the third C below middle C and ends on the second C below middle C -
double
twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one. -
ottava
(of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va. -
pentatonic scale
a scale having five tones to an octave, as one having intervals that correspond to the five black keys of a piano octave. -
perfect
conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.