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  1. Sextet
    [Reich] Sextet is a composition by Steve Reich. As the title indicates, it is written for an ensemble of four percussionists and two keyboardists. The percussionists play (at various times) three marimbas, two vibraphones, two bass drums, crotales, sticks, and tam-tam. The keyboardists play ...
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  2. Sextet
    A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit. Many musical compositions are named for the number of musicians for which...
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  3. sextet
    [n] - six performers or singers who perform together 2. [n] - a set of six similar things considered as a unit 3. [n] - six people considered as a unit 4. [n] - a musical composition written for six performers
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  4. Sextet
    A unit of quantity equal to 6.
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  5. sextet
    sextette noun a musical composition written for six performers
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  6. sextet
    sextette noun six people considered as a unit
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  7. Sextet
    • (n.) Alt. of Sextetto
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  1. Sextet
    (from the article `Hovhaness, Alan`) ...His Symphony No. 16 for strings and Korean percussion (first performed 1963) shows his use of unusual instrumental groupings, as does his Sextet ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/71

  2. sextet
    (from the article `chamber music`) ...combinations for strings alone began to play important but relatively smaller roles in the field: the string trio (violin, viola, cello), string ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/71

  3. sextet
    1. a musical composition written for six performers
    2. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    3. six performers or singers who perform together
    4. a set of six similar things considered as a unit
    5. six people considered as a unit

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  4. sextet
    a unit of quantity equal to 6.
    Found op http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html

  5. Sextet
    [album] Sextet is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1987. ==Reception== Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review by Richard S. Ginell stating, "The sound bathes in a polished golden ambience very much in keeping wit...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextet_(album)

  6. Sextet
    A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
    Found op http://www.classicalworks.com/html/glossary.html

  7. sextet
    1) A couple of trios 2) Composition 3) Double trio 4) Duet times three 5) Group of six 6) Hockey team e.g., 7) Hockey team, e.g. 8) Ice hockey team, e.g. 9) Many a jazz band 10) Medium-sized jazz band 11) Music group 12)...
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