expertec Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 So at least I know what an octet is, as before I read this thread, I would have thought that an octet was only something to do with music!Isn't that an octave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Isn't that an octave?Well I came up with this:1. octet n. (100%) a group of eight musicians. • a musical composition for eight voices or instruments.(From The Concise Oxford English Dictionary in English Dictionaries & Thesauruses)2. octet (100%) Any combination of 8 performers or any piece of mus. comp. for such. The normal str. octet is for 4 vn., 2 va., 2 vc., as in Mendelssohn's . Schubert's Octet is for 2 vn., va., vc., db., cl., bn., and hn. That by Stravinsky is for wind instr.(From The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music in Performing Arts) :offtopic: Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 oc·tave n.1. Music:The interval of eight diatonic degrees between two tones of the same name, the higher of which has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower.A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone.Two tones eight diatonic degrees apart that are sounded together.The consonance that results when two tones eight diatonic degrees apart are sounded.A series of tones included within this interval or the keys of an instrument that produce such a series.An organ stop that produces tones an octave above those usually produced by the keys played.The interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2 to 1. :P Oops... way OT again. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 OctetOctave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Moved to keep the other discussion tidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Well done young sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Cheers scuzzman! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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