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A sextet is a musical composition or a group of six performers. It can refer to a piece of music written for six instruments or voices, or to the ensemble of six musicians performing it. The term is also used more broadly to denote any group or set of six, such as a hockey team. The origin of the word "sextet" is an alteration of "sestet".1

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