Musical Octave (Noun)
Meaning
A musical interval of eight tones.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The piano keyboard is arranged in a pattern of white and black keys that repeat in a musical octave.
- A musical octave is the distance between two notes that have the same letter name, such as C to C.
- The singer's voice spanned a wide range, covering more than two musical octaves with ease.
- The composer carefully crafted the melody to move in a smooth, flowing pattern within a single musical octave.
- The guitarist's solo featured a series of rapid arpeggios that leapt across multiple musical octaves.