octave

     

In music, an octave (sometimes abbreviate 8va or P8) is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency.

Trivia about octave

  • This interval is an ottava
  • An 8-line stanza, it's usually the first 8 lines in an Italian sonnet
  • In music, one of these runs 8 notes, from C to shining C
  • It's an interval of 8 successive notes on the scale; C to C, for example
  • Normal range is about 1 of these plus another third; Minnie Riperton could handle about 5

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