7️⃣ A group of seven 🎼 Music for seven

septette

9.4

A piece of music written for seven players or instruments

noun
/sɛpˈtɛt/

: septeto

The composer wrote a septette for clarinet, horn, and strings.

Examples

Their performance of Beethoven's famous septette received a standing ovation.
She prefers playing chamber works, especially the septette by Saint-Saëns.
The composer wrote a beautiful septette for strings.
Have you ever performed a septette in concert?
Their performance of Beethoven's famous septette received a standing ovation.
She prefers playing chamber works, especially the septette by Saint-Saëns.
The composer wrote a septette for clarinet, horn, and strings.

Synonyms

septet

vsseptette

1 7.2

A group of seven people, often musicians or a piece for seven players

is only the musical composition written for seven performers rather than the group

Antonyms

solo

148 3.7

Music played by one person without other players

Surface Forms

septette singular

septettes plural

Etymology

Septette comes from sept- meaning 'seven' and the ending -ette meaning 'small group', as in quartet. That's why a septette can be a piece of music written for seven players.