octet

Example Sentences

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But when you ask them about all that success, the octet are suddenly bashful.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

So just what did the octet of programs provide for those in attendance?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

For the flashing lights, booming electronics and pitch-bending vocal octet of a slew of premieres.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

The sonnet is a trunk, and you must pack With care, to ship frail baggage far away; The octet is the trunk; sestet, the tray; Tight, but not overloaded, is the knack.

From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher