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sixte

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n
(Fencing) the sixth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
[from French: (the) sixth (parrying position), from Latin sextus sixth]
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Chapter 3, "Compositional Personae in the Piano Etudes," reviews Robert Godet's comparisons of Chopin's and Debussy's etudes, and Roy Howat's specific comparison of Chopin's Nouvelle etude in A-flat major with Debussy's "Pour les sixtes." Citing a letter to Durand, Wheeldon finds a basis for comparison with Couperin among those of Debussy's etudes for which Godet did not find parallels with Chopin.
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Soon the treatment spread to America, only to be banned in the Sixtes when the injections were found to cause several health problems, including fibrosis, calcification and abscesses.
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