ottava bassa – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term ottava bassa in music:

low octave (instruction to play the notes an octave lower than notated)

Language

Italian

Variant

bassa ottava

Abbreviation

8^vb

Alt. abbreviations

8vb8^va bassa8va bassa8ª bassa8a bassa

Synonym

Italian musical terms that include ottava bassa:

coll'ottava bassa – with the low octave (double the notes an octave be...
con ottava bassa – with low octave (double the notes an octave below)

Music scores that include ottava bassa:

Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 5
Franz Liszt: Totentanz (1847–53) Page 8
Harvey Worthington Loomis: Lyrics of the Red Man (1904) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (1708) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to ottava bassa:

all'ottava – at the octave (instruction to play an octave highe...
bassa – low...
coll'ottava – with the octave (double the notes at the octave, u...
con ottava – with the octave (double the notes at the octave, u...
non ottava alta – not in the high octave
ottava – eighth (ordinal number)...
ottava alta – high octave (instruction to play the notes an octa...
ottava aumentata – augmented octave (interval of thirteen half steps)...
ottava diminuita – diminished octave (interval of eleven half steps)...
ottava eccedente – augmented octave (interval of thirteen half steps)...
ottava giusta – perfect octave (interval of twelve half steps)...
ottava nota – perfect octave (interval of twelve half steps)...
ottava sopra – octave above (instruction to play the notes an oct...
ottava sotto – octave below (instruction to play the notes an oct...
ottavina – higher octave...
ottavo grado – eighth degree (the note eight degrees above the to...