piece of music vs octet

octet vs piece of music

piece of music and octet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of music	Yes	No	No	No
octet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, octet is a hyponym of piece of music; that is, octet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of music:

piece of music: a musical work that has been created
octet: a musical composition written for eight performers

Other hyponyms of piece of music include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

piece of music (noun)	octet (noun)
a musical work that has been created	a musical composition written for eight performers
	eight people considered as a unit
	a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
	eight performers or singers who perform together
	the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

Difference between piece of music and octet

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