Anton Rubinsteins octave motive

[Artonglind]

Hi!
I have been studying Rubinsteins songs and have found he uses the octave motive very often, almost so much that I wonder if he uses it as a sort of "signature" (like b.a.c.h.). Does anyone have an opinion on this?

[eschiss1]

I am not quite sure what you mean but will try to see- could you isolate instances in particular pieces? A particular motive, sounded in octaves when it is heard?

[Artonglind]

Thanks for answering!
Very often in the beginning of songs and as 8th's motive "jumping up and down" (this is difficult to describe!), but also "in between", in places where I feel it could have something to do with the text... In one song a passage goes something like " so ziehts in mir zu dir...und nur im Menschen der Verstand..hält mich fest mit kalter Hand"- on the word "kalt" an octave motiv; this time as 2 simultaneously hit 4ths in the right hand in the piano.
Maybe it's just a thing he likes?