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: a musical composition for eight instruments or voices
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Grammy-winning rock revivalists the Black Keys, soulful octet Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Grammy-winning R&B star Leon Bridges will kick off the day’s event.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
The dancing was more conventional that evening at the Jackson Terminal, where British octet Kokoroko played one of their first U.S. shows.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Grammy-winning rock revivalists the Black Keys, soulful octet Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Grammy-winning R&B star Leon Bridges will kick off the day’s event.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
There’s a Busby Berkeley moment when the leggy octet surrounds a reclining Rodrigo, shot from an overhead camera for the big screen in the rear.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
An octet consisting of the British marque’s entire 2010 model line finished in a one-off orange will be auctioned off by Bonhams next month as part of the Zoute Sale.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023
Following the news that the octet had edged out SB19 in the final round of the competition, STAY flocked to social media to celebrate the win.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 July 2022
This year’s Omaha octet features five of the teams with top-eight national seeds entering the NCAA tournament, including the top two.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
Its fall edition will feature concerts — all in October — by saxophonist Mark Turner and his quartet, flutist Jamie Baum and her octet, and an all-star quintet that includes trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Anthony Wilson.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
The dancing was more conventional that evening at the Jackson Terminal, where British octet Kokoroko played one of their first U.S. shows.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Grammy-winning rock revivalists the Black Keys, soulful octet Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Grammy-winning R&B star Leon Bridges will kick off the day’s event.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
There’s a Busby Berkeley moment when the leggy octet surrounds a reclining Rodrigo, shot from an overhead camera for the big screen in the rear.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
An octet consisting of the British marque’s entire 2010 model line finished in a one-off orange will be auctioned off by Bonhams next month as part of the Zoute Sale.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023
Following the news that the octet had edged out SB19 in the final round of the competition, STAY flocked to social media to celebrate the win.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 July 2022
This year’s Omaha octet features five of the teams with top-eight national seeds entering the NCAA tournament, including the top two.
—USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
Its fall edition will feature concerts — all in October — by saxophonist Mark Turner and his quartet, flutist Jamie Baum and her octet, and an all-star quintet that includes trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Anthony Wilson.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
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“Octet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octet. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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octet
noun
oc·tet
äk-ˈtet 
1
a
: a piece of music written for eight voices or eight instruments
b
: the performers of an octet
2
: a group or set of eight
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