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Double octave

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(Mus.) an interval composed of two octaves, or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
(Mus.) See under Double.

See also: Double Octave



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’), which then takes off on a vertiginous descent of double octaves.
What we got, however, was a tame trot, even the double octaves emerging with musical box gentility.
So, while Frith knew exactly when to adopt a subordinate role in the unfolding symphonic argument, he revelled in its virtuoso demands - bravura double octaves, playful featherweight roulades, velvety cantabile ruminations.
 
 
 
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