An interval that consists of 12 half-steps, or semitones. It is the same pitch class repeated in adjacent registers. Octaves are evident on a keyboard in the recurring patterns of black and white keys.
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An interval that consists of 12 half-steps, or semitones. It is the same pitch class repeated in adjacent registers. Octaves are evident on a keyboard in the recurring patterns of black and white keys.