octave
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The emotion holds center stage, backed by adamant violins and horns and sneaky melodies that vault up an octave to hit surprising notes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
It became a defining song for the genre, marrying Thomas's gospel-trained, four octave vocals to a pulsing electronic beat.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
So if there’s 13 notes to the octave, a minor ninth or 13 semitones sounds like an octave when you play it on the keyboard.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
In the musical analogy, important musical intervals based on ratios of frequencies are the fourth, 4:3, the fifth, 3:2, and the octave, 2:1.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
“Now, who’s this?” he inquired, his voice rising an octave or so.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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