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| | octave - definition of octave in Encyclopedia |
 | | The octave is the second simplest interval in music. | | | Octave equivalency is a part of most musics, but is far from universal in "primitive" and early music (e.g., Nettl, 1956; Sachs and Kunst, 1962). | | | In music, an octave (sometimes abbreviated 8ve or 8va) is the interval between one musical note and another with half or double the frequency. |
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| | octave on Encyclopedia.com |
| | OCTAVE [octave] [Lat.,=eighth], in music, the perfect interval between the 1st and 8th tones of the diatonic scale. | | | with a bow, is a member of the violin family that is tuned an octave below the viola to provide a bass sound.cellos. | | | pictured, is a member of the violin family that is tuned an octave below the viola to provide a bass sound.cellos. |
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| | 2/1 or 2:1 frequency ratio, musical interval of the octave |
| | 2/1 or 2:1 frequency ratio, musical interval of the octave | | | This interval is traditionally called an octave, irrespective of how many notes intervene between the given note and the 2/1. | | | The interval between a pitch and the pitch whose frequency ratio is double (2x) the original. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Octave |
| | The Greeks also to a certain extent admitted the celebration of octaves into their liturgy. | | | Theodomar, a contemporary of Charlemagne, speaks on!y of the octaves of Christmas and the Epiphany but it must not be concluded that he was ignorant of those of Easter and Pentecost, which were more celebrated. | | | Gavantí s opinion that the custom of celebrating the octave of feasts dates back to the days of the Apostles is devoid of proof (Thesaurus sacr. |
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| | Octave Chanute in the Aviation History Encyclopedia |
| | Chanute, Octave (1894, reprinted 1998) Progress in Flying Machines Dover ISBN 0486299813 | | | The month long steamship voyage leaves a lasting impression on Octave, giving him a fascination with modern technology. | | | He provided the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicise their flying experiments. |
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| | Octave Computer Encyclopedia Enterprise Resource Directory Complete Guide to Internet |
| | Octave can do arithmetic for {real} and {complex} {scalars} and {matrices}, solve sets of nonlinear algebraic equations, integrate functions over finite and infinite intervals, and integrate systems of ordinary differential and differential-algebraic equations. | | | Octave provides a convenient {command line interface} for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically. | | | A high-level {interactive} language by John W. Eaton, with help from many others, like {MATLAB}, primarily intended for numerical computations. |
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