Unison vs Octave - What's the difference?
unison | octave |
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch.
(music) The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
(poetry) A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
* Sir Philip Sidney
(fencing) The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.
(Christianity) The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
(Christianity) An eight day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
A small cask of wine, one eighth of a pipe.
(obsolete) Consisting of eight; eight in number.
In lang=en terms the difference between unison and octave
is that unison is the simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once while octave is the pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.As nouns the difference between unison and octave
is that unison is the state of being together, in harmony, at the same time, as one, synchronized while octave is an interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch.As a proper noun UNISON
is a public sector trade union in the UK.As an adjective octave is
consisting of eight; eight in number.octave
English
Noun
(en noun)- The melody jumps up an octave''' at the beginning, then later drops back down an '''octave .
- The singer was known for astounding clarity over her entire five-octave range.
- The octave has a pitch ratio of 2:1.
- The bass starts on a low E, and the tenor comes in on the octave .
- With mournful melody it continued this octave .
Abbreviations
* (interval)Derived terms
* perfect octave * diminished octave * augmented octave * octavalSee also
* interval * unison * second * third * fourth * fifth * sixth * seventh * *Adjective
(-)- (Dryden)
