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American new wave band Oingo Boingo was an octet for most of its 17-year history, with 5 members in traditional rock music roles (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard) plus a 3 person horn section. British pop group the Dooleys were an eight-member group popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The 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 the byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes. The term octad(e) for eight bits is no longer common. [1] [2]
Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble String octet, a piece of music written for eight ...
This category is for musical groups that consist of eight members total at some point, long enough for critics to describe them as octets. For compositions, see Category:Compositions for octet . Subcategories
A string octet is a piece of music written for eight string instruments, or sometimes the group of eight players. [1] It usually consists of four violins , two violas and two cellos , or four violins, two violas, a cello and a double bass .
Classical chamber ensembles of six (sextet), seven (septet), or eight musicians (octet) are fairly common; the use of latinate terms for larger groups is rare, except for the nonet (nine musicians). In most cases, a larger classical group is referred to as an orchestra of some type or a concert band.
Princess Anne might not see retirement from public royal life in her future anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean other members of the British royal family have felt the same way over the years ...
Under its original title, Octet, the work was commissioned by the Hessischer Rundfunk (Radio Frankfurt) and completed in April 1979. It was premiered at Radio Frankfurt on June 21, 1979, by members of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw (Reich 2002, 98).