Octave Definition | What is Octave? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
[n] a musical interval of eight tones
[n] a feast day and the seven days following it
A stanza comprising of eight lines; sometimes known as an octet or octastich.
See Also...
church festival, interval, musical interval, religious festival, stanza
Related Terms
antistrophe, bassoon, block flute, bombard, book, bourdon, burden, canto, cello, chorus, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, consecutive intervals, contraoctave, cornet, cornopean, couplet, cromorna, cymbel, degree, diapason, diatessaron, diatonic
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