octave

Example Sentences

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And while her songs can provide an exhilarating challenge with octave drops, melismatic melodies and word density, they are forgiving as long as you commit to the earnestness or the screaming.

From Los Angeles Times

At least in one case, Alexa’s female voice dropped a few octaves, sounding more masculine.

From New York Times

When the calls came for lights, camera, action, she smiled widely and her voice rose an octave.

From New York Times

The week before rehearsals started, with her “entire support system slashed in half” by surgery, Lewek was still able to sing only up to a high G, a full octave below what Mozart’s music required.

From New York Times

The pianist starts a looming octave chime in the upper register and the band fixes upon a sequence of obscured, sometimes-mucky harmonies, until he finally breaks out into a lyrical solo.

From New York Times