con 8va

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@steveparker

I’ve been writing 8va and 8vb since the 80’s…

It might be a British vs American thing. growing up under the British system, I learned 8vb in the 60s, from a little red book called, “Rudiments And Theory Of Music”.

I actually heard about 8ba for the first time, in 2000, and thought the person had made a mistake. He was studying at Long Island University, at the time.

History unfolds.

[steveparker]

FWIW, I’ve seen con 8ve, con 8va, con8vb, coll 8va, and 8 on its own, all to mean double an octave down. The ‘8’ on its own under a note is sufficient for a pianist to double it without confusion.