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Old 06-18-2007, 12:33 PM
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Ossia 8va
I know 8va means play up a octave. But, what does the Ossia mean? There is a section of low Cs (for my wonder full C) in "Early Light"-Carolyn Bremer.
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Old 06-18-2007, 01:51 PM
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Ossia means "or".
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