Ottava

Ottava may refer to:

Ottava rima, an Italian rhyming stanza.
In music, an octave. Particularly in the following musical instructions:
- All' ottava alta (8va, also ottava sopra), transpose music up one octave
- All' ottava bassa (8vb, also ottava sotta), transpose music down one octave
- Coll' ottava, double at the octave

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