8vb

Abbreviation for ottava bassa or "at the octave below." This indication is found below specific notes on a staff and indicates that those notes should be performed one octave lower than written.

Often, as a notational convenience and to make for ease of reading, composers may employ symbols denoting that a passage is played an octave higher than written (8va-ottava), or an octave lower than written (8vb-ottava bassa).

Ottava alta and bassa The notation 8a or 8va is sometimes seen in sheet music, meaning "play this an octave higher than written" (all' ottava: "at the octave" or all' 8va). 8a or 8va stands for ottava, the Italian word for octave (or "eighth"); the octave above may be specified as ottava alta or ottava sopra).

Below a note in bass clef it means to play an octave lower. Strictly speaking you should not see it in any other position/clef, but there is a lot of poorly notated music in the world. Sometimes for the lower octave you will see "8 ba" for "all'ottava bassa".

An octave is a series of eight notes in a musical scale. It is also used to talk about the difference in pitch between the first and last notes in a musical scale.

eight notes Many musical scales encompass an octave; in the diatonic scales (major, minor, and modal) of Western music, the octave is an interval of eight notes. It is the only interval to appear as a constant in the musical scales of nearly every culture.

Many musical scales encompass an octave; in the diatonic scales (major, minor, and modal) of Western music, the octave is an interval of eight notes. It is the only interval to appear as a constant in the musical scales of nearly every culture.

an octave higher [English] This is a normal treble clef symbol with the number 8 printed above or below. The addition of the number 8 directs the musician to perform the music an octave higher than indicated (with the number 8 printed above) or an octave lower than indicated (with the number 8 printed below).

8V, abbreviation for 8-valve engine.

The eighth note, or octave, is given the same name as the first, but has double its frequency (first harmonic). The name octave is also used to indicate the span between a note and another with double frequency.

8va stands for ottava - the Italian word for octave. The notation 8va (as seen in sheet music) means to play this an octave higher than written.

“issimo” (meaning “very”) is added to create fortissimo (ff)or pianissimo (pp) in the musical score. This is sometimes taken to extremes and musicians sometimes see ffff (very very very loud) in their printed music! Dynamics are a good way of helping to create a specific mood or effect in music.