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A sextet (of Latin sextus "sixth") is in the music , a group of six performers, or a piece of music for such a group.
In singing, especially in opera, the term “sextet” is used for an ensemble scene with six vocal soloists (example: finale of the 1st and 2nd act in Don Giovanni by Mozart ).
In instrumental music, sextets are mainly represented by compositions for six string instruments. Well-known string sextets come from Brahms , Dvořák , Reger , Tschaikowsky , Martinů and Schönberg .
Beethoven composed a string quartet expanded to a sextet with two horns, as well as a sextet for 2 clarinets , 2 horns and 2 bassoons . Wind sextets in various casts continue to come from Janáček or Reinecke, for example . The composers of piano sextets (consisting of a string quintet with piano) include Mendelssohn and Weingartner . Sextets for piano and wind quintet (mostly woodwind quintet ) - first published in 1852 by Louise Farrenc - come from Thuille , Poulenc or Martinů , for example . Pfitzner composed a work in mixed scoring for piano, clarinet and strings.
In jazz , sextet refers to a group of six players, usually with drums , double bass or electric bass , piano and various combinations of the following instruments: guitar , trumpet , saxophone , clarinet and trombone .
literature
- Carl Dahlhaus, Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht (Ed.): Brockhaus Riemann Musiklexikon , 4th volume. Schott Mainz, Piper Munich, 3rd edition 1989, ISBN 3-7957-8304-6
