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(Encyclopedia) octaveoctaveŏkˈtĭv [key] [Lat.,=eighth], in music, the perfect interval between the 1st and 8th tones of the diatonic scale. The upper note of a perfect octave has a frequency of…tuning systems
(Encyclopedia) tuning systems, methods for assigning pitches to the twelve Western pitch names that constitute the octave. The term usually refers to this procedure in the tuning of keyboard…Crémazie, Octave
(Encyclopedia) Crémazie, Octave (Joseph Octave Crémazie)Crémazie, Octavezhôzĕfˈ ôktävˈ krāmäzēˈ [key], 1822–79, French Canadian poet, b. Quebec, considered the father of French Canadian poetry. With…temperament
(Encyclopedia) temperament, in music, the altering of certain intervals from their acoustically correct values to provide a system of tuning whereby music can move from key to key without…interval
(Encyclopedia) interval, in music, the difference in pitch between two tones. Intervals may be measured acoustically in terms of their vibration numbers. They are more generally named according to…unison
(Encyclopedia) unison, in music, tones identical in pitch produced by two or more parts or voices. In popular usage a vocal composition is said to be sung in unison even though some of the voices are…Terpander
(Encyclopedia) TerpanderTerpandertûrpănˈdər [key], fl. c.675 b.c., musician of Lesbos, one of the earliest founders of Greek classical music. Upon somewhat doubtful evidence, Terpander is credited…Rantoul
(Encyclopedia) RantoulRantoulrănt&oomacr;lˈ [key], village (1990 pop. 17,212), Champaign co., E Ill., in a rich blackland farm area that yields corn and soybeans; inc. 1868. The Octave Chanute…Joachim Octave FERNÁNDEZ, Congress, LA (1896-1978)
FERNÁNDEZ Joachim Octave , a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., August 14, 1896; attended the public schools and Cecil Barrois School in New Orleans, La.; demurrage and…piccolo
(Encyclopedia) piccolo, small transverse flute pitched an octave higher than the standard flute. Its tone is bright and shrill, and it can produce the highest notes in the orchestral range. The…Trending
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