septet

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septet Meaning of "septet"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
  2. (n) seven performers or singers who perform together
  3. (n) a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
  4. (n) seven people considered as a unit
  5. (n) a musical composition written for seven performers

Synonym(s)

septette, sevensome, 7, heptad

Usage(s):

  1. The hottest act now is a septet called, less-than-imaginatively, Seven, and three out of seven are of mixed race.
  2. Schuller's score is starkly modern, laced with traditional and atonal improvisations by a septet of jazz musicians who share the pit with the full orchestra.
  3. After the war he started sitting in with the Count Basie septet, and Basie hired him as a vocalist.

Quotes

  • "When I was 8, I joined a septet where the oldest was vocalist Roberto Faz," Cachao says.
    on Sep 22, 2007 By: Cachao Lopez Source: MiamiHerald.com

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