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 sextet is on track to do even better with September’s five-track Ex EP, helped by a whopping 17 CD variants, as well as six vinyl variants, all with collectible items (some randomized) inside the packaging.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
We have been delighted by the candor and courage displayed by the sextet, by the wit and scintillating prose, by their confidence and impressive command of their subjects.
—Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
We have been delighted by the candor and courage displayed by the sextet, by the wit and scintillating prose, by their confidence and impressive command of their subjects.
—Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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