sextet
/sɛkˈstɛt/
noun
- A group of six people or things, especially six musicians who perform together.
- The jazz sextet played a lively set at the club last night.
- The six friends formed a cooking sextet and met every Sunday to try new recipes.
- A string sextet typically includes two violins, two violas, and two cellos.
- A piece of music written for six performers.
- The composer's new sextet features a haunting melody for the viola.
- Brahms wrote a famous sextet for string instruments.
- They rehearsed the sextet for months before the concert.