octave : Idioms & Phrases

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Double octave

  • (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves, or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
Webster 1913

Hidden fifths ∨ octaves

  • (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.
Webster 1913

musical octave

  • noun a musical interval of eight tones
    octave.
WordNet

Octave flute

  • (Mus.), a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; called also piccolo. See Piccolo.
Webster 1913