1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six: such as
a
: the performers of a sextet
b
: a hockey team
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The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
After that group disintegrated, the pair linked up with the guitarist and drummer of another band, Mythology — Iommi and Bill Ward — in late 1968 and formed a sextet called the Polka Tulk Blues Band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
The sextet are believed to have three-year pacts, corroborating the speculation that Sudeikis has a new three-season arc in mind for Ted Lasso‘s new chapter.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The Pittsburgh sextet Buffalo Rose doesn’t worry too much about whether it’s defined as a pop group or a folk group.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
After that group disintegrated, the pair linked up with the guitarist and drummer of another band, Mythology — Iommi and Bill Ward — in late 1968 and formed a sextet called the Polka Tulk Blues Band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
The sextet are believed to have three-year pacts, corroborating the speculation that Sudeikis has a new three-season arc in mind for Ted Lasso‘s new chapter.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2025
The Pittsburgh sextet Buffalo Rose doesn’t worry too much about whether it’s defined as a pop group or a folk group.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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sextet
noun
sex·tet
sek-ˈstet 
1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six
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