Much of the music is based on playing parallel octaves.

For example, on the amadinda, two musicians play parallel octaves in an interlocking fashion, i.e. the tones played by one musician fall exactly between those played by the other musicians.

Both musicians play parallel octaves, moving their right hand and left hand in parallel within a distance of five xylophone bars.

Burrell is the star (his high ringing tone also plays octaves here and there), but everyone has their time in the spotlight, especially Hawkins, having a grand time on his last session for Prestige".

But put him inside, especially in a city, and he paces, his fingers playing fast octaves on his legs.

The Array system of organizing the notes is similar to the Wicki-Hayden note layout, while offering the advantage of being able to play multiple octaves of the same note with one finger.

Since Chuck Wayne was an advanced classic guitarist as well as a plectrum player, he combined the two forms to play octaves.

The right hand is always playing octaves except for the piece's ending.

This concerto requires a lot of technical ability, especially in the coda where the cello plays octaves and many double stops.

Mr. Lortie's ability to play octaves at the speed he does is impressive, yet the danger in Liszt is that music may slip from the musically powerful into mere piano playing.