sextette
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Definition
Noun: 1. A musical composition written for six performers: A piece of music, often classical or chamber music, specifically scored for six distinct instrumental or vocal parts. 2. Six people considered as a unit: Any group of six individuals acting or regarded together as a single entity. 3. A set of six similar things considered as a unit: A collection of six items that are alike or form a coherent group. 4. Six performers or singers who perform together: An ensemble, typically musical, consisting of exactly six members.
Usage Examples
- As a musical composition:
- The concert will feature a beautiful sextette for strings and piano.
- He composed a sextette specifically for the festival.
- As a group of six people:
- The investigative sextette worked tirelessly to solve the case.
- A sextette of diplomats was appointed to negotiate the treaty.
- As a set of six things:
- She purchased a sextette of fine porcelain teacups.
- The collection includes a sextette of rare coins from the 18th century.
- As a performing ensemble:
- The jazz sextette played to a packed house.
- The vocal sextette harmonized perfectly during the performance.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or artistic contexts, particularly in music criticism, program notes, and literature.
- It can imply a sense of cohesion, balance, or specific artistic intention due to the precise number of parts or members.
Variants and Related Words
- Sextet (noun): The more common and preferred spelling for all meanings of "sextette". The two words are fully interchangeable.
- The brass sextet will perform next.
- Sextuple (adjective): Consisting of six parts; sixfold.
- They achieved a sextuple victory, winning all six matches.
Synonyms
- Group of six: hexad, half-dozen.
- Musical composition for six: piece for six, six-part composition.
- Performing group of six: ensemble of six, six-piece band.
Related Phrases
- In sextette: As a group of six; performed by six musicians.
- The musicians performed the piece in sextette.
Noun
- a musical composition written for six performers
- six people considered as a unit
- a set of six similar things considered as a unit
- six performers or singers who perform together