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Octaves in contrary motion smoked with ferocity in the Hindemith, and sforzandos in the Beethoven reintroduced audiences to the elemental wildness of a composer of repertory standards.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Octaves are named from one C to the next higher C. For example, all the notes between "great C" and "small C" are "great."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Slightly unwisely, for this was an idea whose time had not quite yet come, Newlands called it the Law of Octaves and likened the arrangement to the octaves on a piano keyboard.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Octaves aren't the only notes that sound good together.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Octaves, 29. rapid, 30. when playing, 31. wrist, 31, 32. arm, 31. stiff wrists in playing, 33.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef