sextetn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)sɛkˈstɛt/,

/(ˌ)sɛksˈtɛt/, U.S.

/sɛkˈstɛt/

Forms: 1700s (1900s– nonstandard) sextette, 1800s sextett, 1800s– sextet.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , -et suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -et suffix¹, after duet n., quartet n., quintet n. Compare German Sextett (1800 or earlier). Compare sestetto n. and later sestet n.

1. Music. A composition for six voices or instruments; = sestet n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > sestet

sextet1791

sestetto1801

sestet1811

sextuor1824

sextetto1841

sestuor1862

1791 Times 20 June 1/1 (advt.) To-morrow evening will be performed a choice collection of songs..and a new sextette by Mr. Federici.

1841 Catal. Orig. Wks. in I. Moscheles Life of Beethoven II. 380 Sextett in E flat, for two Violins, Alto, two Horns, and Violoncello.

1880 Academy 28 Feb. 168/1 A sextett in A major, op. 48, for two violins, two violas, and two violoncellos, by Anton Dvorák.

1951 Times 19 June 6/5 By his alteration or mingling of string sextet and wind quintet Mr Isaacs obtains new voicings and ensembles.

1990 Classic CD July 67/1 If these pieces are less well known than the Piano or Clarinet quintets, or indeed the String Sextets, it is probably because their melodic material is not so immediately memorable.

2. Prosody. A stanza of six lines; spec. the last six lines of a sonnet, following an octet. Cf. sestet n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > stanza > sextet

sixain1575

hexastich1587

sexteta1850

a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle (1874) i. 36 Two sextetts followed by two quattrains.

1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 86 Paris scatters his blossoms with one of those graceful love-speeches in the form of a rhymed sextet.

?1941 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 491 Here are two poems of very different kinds... Do tell me at once what you think of them. I am a bit dubious about ‘Through ruin’ in the third line of the sextet.

1965 Mod. Lang. Rev. 60 227 Several sonnets in the Lissa edition do not have the required division between octet and sextet.

1991 20th Cent. Lit. 37 242 The..forms of conventional verse—the octaves, sextets, quatrains, couplets, and metrical line lengths..give sonnets their simple structures.

3. A group or set of six persons or things; esp. (Music) a group of six singers or instrumentalists who perform together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [noun] > group of six

sixsome?a1400

senary1570

sextet1858

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > company of musicians

consort1587

concert1688

trio1724

concert party1824

septet1831

quartet1840

sextet1858

octet1880

chamber ensemble1907

chamber group1907

camerata1967

1858 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 7 Aug. 149/3 I can scarcely imagine a more delightful serenade than this admirable sextet of musicians are able to furnish.

1873 W. Boyd (title) Sextet of Morse alphabets.

1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz 159/2 Eddie [Heywood], Jr...formed own sextet late '43.

1966 A. Pais in A. Zichichi Recent Devel. Particle Symmetries 406 Assume you have three sets of quarks, each an SU(6) sextet but distinguished from one another by some attribute.

1974 R. A. Caro Power Broker vi. xxix. 661 A sextet of septuagenarians..spent a week in Washington explaining the situation to New York congressmen.

2003 Time Out N.Y. 4 Sept. 38/1 The Norwegian ‘death-punk’ sextet..traffics in corny anti-PC humor.

4. A bicycle made for six riders. Cf. sextuplet n. 3. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > cycle for two or more people > for three, four, etc.

quadruplet1893

triplet1894

quint1895

quintuplet1895

quad1896

quintet1896

sextet1896

sextuplet1896

1896 Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois) 9 Apr. (advt.) Come and see the Sextet... It has been the ‘drawing card’ at all the cycle shows wherever exhibited.

1899 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 19 May Received this morning from Chicago, an Orient sextet or bicycle built for six.

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Sextet, a bicycle for six riders.

1930 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 16 Nov. 12/4 One picture shows the customs of the times. It shows ten men seated on one bicycle as in the old tandem and sextet days.

1979 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 20 Sept. c8 The Stearns' single-seater, tandem, triplet and sextet models..were manufactured in plants at Syracuse, Paris, Toronto and Berlin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextet
释义	sextetn. Brit. /(ˌ)sɛkˈstɛt/, /(ˌ)sɛksˈtɛt/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɛt/ Forms: 1700s (1900s– nonstandard) sextette, 1800s sextett, 1800s– sextet. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , -et suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -et suffix¹, after duet n., quartet n., quintet n. Compare German Sextett (1800 or earlier). Compare sestetto n. and later sestet n. 1. Music. A composition for six voices or instruments; = sestet n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > sestet sextet1791 sestetto1801 sestet1811 sextuor1824 sextetto1841 sestuor1862 1791 Times 20 June 1/1 (advt.) To-morrow evening will be performed a choice collection of songs..and a new sextette by Mr. Federici. 1841 Catal. Orig. Wks. in I. Moscheles Life of Beethoven II. 380 Sextett in E flat, for two Violins, Alto, two Horns, and Violoncello. 1880 Academy 28 Feb. 168/1 A sextett in A major, op. 48, for two violins, two violas, and two violoncellos, by Anton Dvorák. 1951 Times 19 June 6/5 By his alteration or mingling of string sextet and wind quintet Mr Isaacs obtains new voicings and ensembles. 1990 Classic CD July 67/1 If these pieces are less well known than the Piano or Clarinet quintets, or indeed the String Sextets, it is probably because their melodic material is not so immediately memorable. 2. Prosody. A stanza of six lines; spec. the last six lines of a sonnet, following an octet. Cf. sestet n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > stanza > sextet sixain1575 hexastich1587 sexteta1850 a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle (1874) i. 36 Two sextetts followed by two quattrains. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 86 Paris scatters his blossoms with one of those graceful love-speeches in the form of a rhymed sextet. ?1941 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 491 Here are two poems of very different kinds... Do tell me at once what you think of them. I am a bit dubious about ‘Through ruin’ in the third line of the sextet. 1965 Mod. Lang. Rev. 60 227 Several sonnets in the Lissa edition do not have the required division between octet and sextet. 1991 20th Cent. Lit. 37 242 The..forms of conventional verse—the octaves, sextets, quatrains, couplets, and metrical line lengths..give sonnets their simple structures. 3. A group or set of six persons or things; esp. (Music) a group of six singers or instrumentalists who perform together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [noun] > group of six sixsome?a1400 senary1570 sextet1858 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > company of musicians consort1587 concert1688 trio1724 concert party1824 septet1831 quartet1840 sextet1858 octet1880 chamber ensemble1907 chamber group1907 camerata1967 1858 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 7 Aug. 149/3 I can scarcely imagine a more delightful serenade than this admirable sextet of musicians are able to furnish. 1873 W. Boyd (title) Sextet of Morse alphabets. 1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz 159/2 Eddie [Heywood], Jr...formed own sextet late '43. 1966 A. Pais in A. Zichichi Recent Devel. Particle Symmetries 406 Assume you have three sets of quarks, each an SU(6) sextet but distinguished from one another by some attribute. 1974 R. A. Caro Power Broker vi. xxix. 661 A sextet of septuagenarians..spent a week in Washington explaining the situation to New York congressmen. 2003 Time Out N.Y. 4 Sept. 38/1 The Norwegian ‘death-punk’ sextet..traffics in corny anti-PC humor. 4. A bicycle made for six riders. Cf. sextuplet n. 3. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > cycle for two or more people > for three, four, etc. quadruplet1893 triplet1894 quint1895 quintuplet1895 quad1896 quintet1896 sextet1896 sextuplet1896 1896 Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois) 9 Apr. (advt.) Come and see the Sextet... It has been the ‘drawing card’ at all the cycle shows wherever exhibited. 1899 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 19 May Received this morning from Chicago, an Orient sextet or bicycle built for six. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Sextet, a bicycle for six riders. 1930 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 16 Nov. 12/4 One picture shows the customs of the times. It shows ten men seated on one bicycle as in the old tandem and sextet days. 1979 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 20 Sept. c8 The Stearns' single-seater, tandem, triplet and sextet models..were manufactured in plants at Syracuse, Paris, Toronto and Berlin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1791
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