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all'ottava definition

all'ot·tava (äl′ lō tä′və, -vä)

adjective, adverb

Musical Direction to be played an octave higher, or, sometimes, an octave lower, than the notes in the score

Etymology: It, according to the octave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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