all' ottava
[ ahl uh-tah-vuh; Italian ahl-lawt-tah-vah ]
/ ˌɑl əˈtɑ və; Italian ˌɑl lɔtˈtɑ vɑ /
noun Music.
a direction (8va), placed above or below the staff to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively.
Origin of all' ottava
1815–25; < Italian: literally, at the octave
Words nearby all' ottava
British Dictionary definitions for all'ottava
all'ottava
/ (æləˈtɑːvə) /
adjective, adverb
music
to be played an octave higher or lower than written
Symbol: 8va
Word Origin for all'ottava
Italian: at the octave