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{{Short description|Musical group that consists of 6 people}} {{about||other uses||the Mae West film with a similar name|Sextette}} {{Refimprove|date=September 2013}} A '''sextet''' (or '''hexad''') is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. [[The King's Singers]], [[Affabre Concinui]]) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet |title=Sextet - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary |publisher=Merriam-webster.com |date=2012-08-31 |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sextet |title=sextet - definition of sextet by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref> Musical compositions with six parts are sextets. Many musical compositions are named for the number of musicians for which they are written. If a piece is written for six performers, it may be called a "sextet". [[Steve Reich]]'s "[[Sextet (Reich)|Sextet]]", for example, is written for six percussionists. However, much as many string quartets do not include "string quartet" in the title (though many do), many sextets do not include "sextet" in their title. See: [[string sextet]] and [[piano sextet]]. In [[jazz music]] a sextet is any group of six players, usually containing a [[drum set]] (bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal), [[string bass]] or [[bass guitar|electric bass]], piano, and various combinations of the following or other instruments: [[guitar]], [[trumpet]], [[saxophone]], [[clarinet]], [[trombone]]. In [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[rock music]], a sextet typically contains, but is not restricted to, a [[lead vocalist]], two [[guitarist]]s, a [[bassist]], [[drummer]], and [[keyboardist]]. ==In classical music== *[[Antonín Dvořák]] **[[String Sextet (Dvořák)|String Sextet in A major]] *[[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] **[[Souvenir de Florence]] *[[Lennox Berkeley]] **Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, and String Quartet *[[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]] **Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, and String Quartet *[[Francis Poulenc]] **[[Sextet (Poulenc)|Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano]] *[[Ernst von Dohnányi]] **[[Sextet (Dohnányi)|Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, String Trio, and Piano]] *[[Krzysztof Penderecki]] **[[Sextet (Penderecki)|Sextet]] for Clarinet, Horn, String Trio, and Piano ==In rock, heavy metal, and hip hop== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} *[[The Allman Brothers Band]] *[[Amaranthe]] *[[The Birthday Massacre]] *[[Bleeding Through]] *[[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] *[[Bury Tomorrow]] *[[Butcher Babies]] *[[Chimaira]] *[[Cradle of Filth]] *[[Dark Tranquillity]] (since 1998) *[[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]] *[[Delain]] *[[The Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]] *[[Dimmu Borgir]] *[[The Doobie Brothers]] *[[Electric Six]] *[[Epica (band)|Epica]] *[[Fleshgod Apocalypse]] *[[Foo Fighters]] (since 2017) *[[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] (1976–1980, 1992–2011) *[[GFriend]] *[[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]] *[[Guns N' Roses]] (1990–1998) *[[Haken (band)|Haken]] *[[The Human League]] (1981–1995) *[[Ill Niño]] {{Col-2}} *[[INXS]] *[[Iron Maiden]] (since 1999) *[[Jackson 5]] (1975–1976, 1983–1985)<ref>[[The Jackson 5]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}} *[[Jefferson Airplane]] *[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] *[[King Crimson]] (1970, 1994–1999) *[[King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard]] (since 2020) *[[Leaves' Eyes]] *[[Linkin Park]] *[[Mayday Parade]] *[[Mink DeVille]] *[[Nappy Roots]] *[[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]] *[[New Edition]] *[[Nightwish]] *[[Procol Harum]] *[[Portugal. The Man]] *[[The Pussycat Dolls]] (2008–2010, 2019–2022 [[quintet]]) *[[Rammstein]] *[[Soilwork]] *[[Styx (band)|Styx]] *[[Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky]] *[[Toto (band)|Toto]] *[[Underoath]] *[[Whitechapel (band)|Whitechapel]] *[[Whitesnake]] {{Col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Musical ensembles}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Types of musical groups]] [[Category:Sextets| ]] [[Category:Musical groups by numbers|6]] {{Music-stub}}
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