Definition of Octuor

1. n. See Octet.

Definition of Octuor

1. an octet [n -S] - See also: octet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Octuor

octoword
octoxide
octoxides
octoyl
octree
octrees
octreotide
octroi
octrois
octulofuranoside
octulopyranoside
octulose
octulosonic acid
octulosonic acids
octuor (current term)
octuors
octuple
octupled
octuples
octuplet
octuplets
octuplex
octuplicate
octupling
octuply
octupolar
octupolarity
octupole
octupoles

Literary usage of Octuor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A complete and comprehensive dictionary of 12, 500 Italian, French, German by John Hiles (1873)
"octuor (Fr.) A piece in eight parts, or, for eight voices or instruments. OD (It.) Or, either. ODE. A lyrical composition, much the same as a cantata : the ..."

2. The Cherry Girl: A Musical Play in Two Acts by Ivan Caryll, Seymour Hicks (1904)
"octuor, 4s. net. Military Band, 15s. Band, 5s. net. 6s. net. octuor, 4s. net. Mi , . Waltz, Lancers, March, and Menuet, for Full Orchestra, 2s. net each. ..."

3. Madame Sherry: A Musical Play in Three Acts by Hugo Felix, C. E. Hands, Adrian Ross, Maurice Ordonneau, Paul Burani (1904)
"octuor, 4s. net. Id Waltz and Lancers. For Full Orchestra, 2s. net each. ... octuor, 4s. net. Military Band, 15s. net. Brass Band, 5s. net. ..."

4. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"An interval between any tone and that seven degrees above. Octet. Octette, /•>•. (dk let). IA composition for eight voices or octuor, Fr. (8k./ow-). ..."

5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"The name has very seldom been used since Bach ; the chief instance of its occurrence is in the original title of Beethoven's octuor, 'Parthia in Es' (see ..."

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