septet

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sep·tet / sepˈtet/ (also sep·tette) • n. a group of seven people playing music or singing together. ∎  a composition for such a group.

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septet

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septet (Fr. septette, septuor; It. settimino, septetto; Ger. Septett). Any combination of 7 performers (usually instr.), or any piece of mus. for such, e.g. Beethoven's Septet in E♭, Op.20, for vn., va., hn., cl., bn., vc., and db. Famous operatic septets occur in Les Huguenots (1836) and Les Troyens (1863) (‘Tout n'est que paix et charme’).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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