Sextet
A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit.
Many musical compositions are named for the number of musicians for which they are written. If a piece is written for six performers, it may be called a "sextet". Steve Reich's "Sextet" is written for six percussionists.
In jazz music a sextet is any group of six players, usually containing a drum set (bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal), string bass or electric bass, piano, and various combinations of the following or other instruments: guitar, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, trombone.
In heavy metal and rock music, a sextet typically contains, but is not restricted to, a lead vocalist, two guitarists, a bassist, drummer, and keyboardist.
String sextets
[edit]See String sextet
Piano sextets
[edit]See Piano sextet
Sextets in rock, heavy metal, and hip hop
[edit]- The Allman Brothers Band
- Bleeding Through
- Chimaira
- Cradle of Filth
- Dark Tranquillity (since 1998)
- Despised Icon
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Dimmu Borgir
- DragonForce
- Electric Six
- Foreigner
- Forever in Terror
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Guns N' Roses
- Ill Niño
- INXS
- Iron Maiden (since 1999)
- Jefferson Airplane
- Kansas
- King Crimson
- King Diamond (since 2003)
- Lacuna Coil
- Leaves' Eyes
- Linkin Park
- Mink DeVille
- Nappy Roots
- Neurosis
- Procol Harum
- Pussycat Dolls (2003–2008, 2008-2010 quintet, currently unknown members)
- Rammstein
- Soilwork
- Styx
- Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky
- Underoath
- Whitechapel
- Whitesnake
Other sextets
[edit]- Erno von Dohnanyi
- Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, String Trio, and Piano
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, String Trio, and Piano
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