ottava

Speech parts

1. ottava - Noun

2. ottava - Adverb

Meaning

ottava (not comparable)

(music) One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.

ottava (plural ottavas)

(poetry) Ottava rima.

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Examples

Sometimes 8va is used to tell the musician to play a passage an octave lower (when placed under rather than over the staff), though the similar notation 8vb (ottava bassa or ottava sotta) is also used. Source: Internet

It is used in sonnets, in ottava rima, and in many other types of poetry. Source: Internet

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