Oakeley, Sir H. S
Composer, organist; Oberthür, Ch. (o'-behr-teer). Harpist, composer; Bavaria. B. 1819; d. 1895. England. B. 1830; d. 1903.
OCTO BASSE Octo basse (Fr.). A large double bass going a third lower than the ordinary instrument, furnished with a mechanism of levers and pedals for stopping the strings, an important addition to the orchestra.