sextet
Americannoun
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any group or set of six.
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Music. Also
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a company of six singers or players.
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a musical composition for six voices or instruments.
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noun
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music a group of six singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
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a group of six people or things
Etymology
Origin of sextet
Example Sentences
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The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
The sextet learned the intricate, aerobic choreography for their Gap advert in just one day.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
L’Impératrice No matter who is playing against L’Impératrice on Friday at Coachella, I recommend ditching them in favor of the French sextet with the snazzy stagewear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the sextet blends psychedelic neo-soul, breezy R&B and jazz — both London’s dance-floor-moving modern fusion scene and dashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms — over six joyful tracks.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
“It’s the sextet from Loochy the Murmurer,” announced Tucker Mouse, who had become quite an expert on all things musical during the past week.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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