Octet
Encyclopedia
Music
- Octet (music)Octet (music)In music, an octet is a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or a musical composition written for such an ensemble.-Octets in classical music:Octets in classical music are one of the largest groupings of chamber music...
, ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble - Octet (Beethoven), 1793 composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Octet (Mendelssohn)Octet (Mendelssohn)Felix Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 was composed in the autumn of 1825 , when the composer was aged 16. He wrote it as a birthday gift for his friend and violin teacher Eduard Rietz ; it was slightly revised in 1832 before the first public performance on 30 January 1836 at the...
, 1825 composition by Felix Mendelssohn - Octet (Reich)Octet (Reich)Octet is a work by American minimalist composer Steve Reich. It was originally scored for string quartet, two pianos, and two clarinets doubling both bass clarinet and flute as well as piccolo. It was completed in April 1979, and was premiered on June 21, 1979, by members of the Netherlands Wind...
, 1979 composition by Steve Reich - Octet (Schubert)Octet (Schubert)The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed by Franz Schubert in March 1824. It was commissioned by the renowned clarinetist Ferdinand Troyer and came from the same period as two of Schubert's other major chamber works, the Rosamunde and the Death and the Maiden string quartets.-Structure:Consisting...
, 1824 composition by Franz Schubert - Octet (Stravinsky)Octet (Stravinsky)The Octet for wind instruments is a chamber-music composition by Igor Stravinsky, completed in 1923.Stravinsky’s Octet is scored for an unusual combination of woodwind and brass instruments: flute, clarinet in B and A, two bassoons, trumpet in C, trumpet in A, tenor trombone, and bass trombone...
, 1923 composition by Igor Stravinsky
Dance
- Octet (Christensen)Octet (Christensen)Octet is a ballet made on New York City Ballet by Willam Christensen to Stravinsky's Octet for Wind Instruments . The premiere took place December 2, 1958, at the City Center of Music and Drama.- Original cast : *Barbara Walczak...
, 1958 ballet by Willam Christensen - Octet (Martins)Octet (Martins)Octet is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major . The premiere took place November 14, 2003 at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was November 23, 2004, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.-...
, 2003 ballet by Peter Martins
Science
- Octet (computing)Octet (computing)An octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as there is no standard for the size of the byte.-Overview:...
, a grouping of eight bits - Octet ruleOctet ruleThe octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that states that atoms of low The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that states that atoms of low The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that states that atoms of low (The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that states that atoms of low (...
, chemical theory stating that atoms tend to combine so they each have eight valence electrons - Octet stream, alternative name for byte streamByte streamIn computer science, a byte stream is a bit stream, in which data bits are grouped into units, called bytes.In computer networking the term octet stream is sometimes used to refer to the same thing; it emphasizes the use of bytes having the length of 8 bits, known as octets.Formally, a byte stream...
- Octet truss, type of space frameSpace frameA space frame or space structure is a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with few interior supports...
See also
- 8 (disambiguation)8 (disambiguation)8 is the eighth year of the Common Era.8, 8th, eight or eighth may also refer to:-8:*8 , the natural number following 7 and preceding 9*8 BC, the year 8 BCE*8, numerical symbol for the month of August...
- Eightfold Way (physics)Eightfold way (physics)In physics, the Eightfold Way is a term coined by American physicist Murray Gell-Mann for a theory organizing subatomic baryons and mesons into octets...
, theory organizing subatomic baryons and mesons into octets - OctalOctalThe octal numeral system, or oct for short, is the base-8 number system, and uses the digits 0 to 7. Numerals can be made from binary numerals by grouping consecutive binary digits into groups of three...
, base-8 number system - Octave (poetry)Octave (poetry)An octave is a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter or of hendecasyllables . The most common rhyme scheme for an octave is abba abba....
- OctetraOctetraOctetra is a famous sculpture created by Isamu Noguchi in 1968. It was first located near Spoleto Cathedral It is an abstract painted cement sculpture....
, sculpture by Isamu Noguchi - String octetString octetA string octet is a piece of music written for eight string instruments, or sometimes the group of eight players. It usually consists of 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos, or four violins, two violas, a cello and a double bass....
- Violin octetViolin octetThe violin octet is a family of stringed instruments developed in the 20th century primarily under the direction of the American luthier Carleen Hutchins. Each instrument is based directly on the traditional violin and shares its acoustical properties, with the goal of a richer and more homogeneous...