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Octette (Fr.)

A composition for eight solo voices or instruments.

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.

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