provides a solo instrumentalist, usually the leader of a jazz or Blue Grass group, to play without the rest of the ensemble
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Quarter rest
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a rest one quarter the time value of a whole rest
Sestetto
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Italian
a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sextet
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English
a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sextett
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German
a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sextette
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French
a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sextuor
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French
a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sixteenth rest
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a rest one sixteenth the time value of a whole note rest
Walking bass
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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…