(Musique) Composition ŕ six parties.
1. A musical composition written for six performers; SYN. sextette, sestet.
2. A set of six similar things considered as a unit; SYN. sextette, sestet.
3. Six people considered as a unit; SYN. sextette, sixsome.
4. Six performers or singers who perform together; SYN. sextette, sestet.
An ensemble of six musicians, or music written for such a group. Brahms wrote several string sextets.