Examples of octet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And with an octet of improvisers embedded within the traditional orchestra, the music finds an organic middle ground between modernist elements and jazz. — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Season 3 pushes them toward the narrative center, resulting in an octet of chapters that feels like a minor but not insignificant dip from the first two. — Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The songs — by Benj Pasek and Connecticut’s own Justin Paul are played by an octet in a small balcony overlooking the stage. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 30 Mar. 2022 The octet kept things rather simple (by SNL standards) for both performances, with their staging consisting of just their instruments and some lighting effects. — Jd Knapp, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2022 That octet supplies lift, while another propeller on the nose provides thrust. — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2021 After his octet broke up, Mr. Hampton worked as a musical director for Motown Records, collaborating on productions for Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops and others. — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021 That octet of styles — collectively called bada, the Big Eight — will look familiar to food trend enthusiasts: Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shandong and Zhejiang. — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2021 The Zac Brown Band was on tour when the pandemic shutdown began during mid-March of 2020 -- not surprising since the road has been the Georgia octet’s natural habitat throughout its 13 years of recording. — Gary Graff, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021 See More

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