Septet 659641 214767391 2008-05-25T04:43:48Z Lainagier 486724 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 214766953 by [[Special:Contributions/Lainagier|Lainagier]] ([[User talk:Lainagier|talk]]) {{wiktionary}} A '''septet''' is a formation containing exactly seven members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, but can be applied to any situation where seven similar or related objects are considered a single unit. In [[jazz music]] a septet is any group of seven players, usually containing a [[drum set]] (pedal bass, snaredrum sometimes brushed, top hat cymbal, brushed cymbal), [[string bass]] or [[bass guitar|electric bass]], and groups of one or two of the following instruments, [[guitar]], [[trumpet]], [[saxophone]], [[clarinet]], or [[trombone]]. In [[european classical music|classical music]], a septet is either a composition for performance by seven musicians, or a group of seven musicians who perform such a work. One of the most famous classical septets is the [[Septet (Beethoven)|Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20]], by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], composed around [[1799]]-[[1800]], for [[clarinet]], [[bassoon]], [[horn (instrument)|horn]], [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]], and [[double bass]]. The Septet in E-flat major, Op. 65, for [[trumpet]], [[piano]], [[string quartet]], and double bass by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] from [[1881]] is regarded by some critics as one of that composer's greatest works. The modern composer [[Bohuslav Martinů]] wrote three septets: a group of six dances called ''Les Rondes'' for [[oboe]], clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, two violins, and piano ([[1930]]); a piece called Serenade No.3 for oboe, clarinet, four violins, and cello ([[1932]]); and a ''Fantasie'' for [[theremin]], oboe, piano, and string quartet ([[1944]]). [[Darius Milhaud]] composed a String Septet in [[1964]] for [[string sextet]] and double bass. [[Category:Musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups by numbers|7]] [[Category:Musical forms]] [[Category:Septets| ]] [[ar:سباعي (موسيقى)]] [[de:Septett]] [[fr:Septuor]] [[nl:Septet]] [[sv:Septett]]