What's the difference between septet and sestet?

Septet


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Septette

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Molecular orbital calculations (Hartree-Fock) incorrectly lead to septet ground state (S = 3) for the MbO2 model.
  • (2) The harmonious counterpoint of this septet of currents explains most of the electrical excitability properties of these cells.
  • (3) The success of the split single prompted guitarist Neol Davis toswiftly recruit musicians from Coventry's tiny reggae scene, including singer Pauline Black, to make the Selecter the second 2 Tone septet.

Sestet


Definition:

  • (n.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; -- called also sestuor.
  • (n.) The last six lines of a sonnet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Sonnets, one should note in passing, are hard to read – particularly as they move on to the “sestet”, or last six lines.

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