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quin·tet

also quin·tette  (kwĭn-tĕt′)
n.
1. Music
a. A composition for five voices or five instruments.
b. A group of five singers or five instrumentalists.
2. A group of five.

[Probably from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto, fifth, from Latin quīntus; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
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quintet

(kwɪnˈtɛt) or

quintette

n
1. (Music, other) a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
2. any group of five
[C19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth]
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quin•tet

or quin•tette

(kwɪnˈtɛt)

n.
1. any set or group of five persons or things.
2. a group of five singers or players.
3. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.
[1805–15; < French quintette < Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto fifth< Latin quīntus]
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Quintet, Quintette

 any set of five; things arranged for five people; a set of five people who play or sing five-part music.
Example: quintette of strings, 1880.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quintet - a musical composition for five performersquintet - a musical composition for five performers
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
2.quintet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and onequintet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
3.quintet - five performers or singers who perform together
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
4.quintet - a set of five similar things considered as a unit
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
5.quintet - five people considered as a unit
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
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quintet

quintette [kwɪnˈtet] N (gen) → quinteto m
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quintet

quintette [kwɪnˈtet] n
(= group of five musicians, singers) → quintette m
(= piece of music) → quintette m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quintet(te)

n (Mus: = group of five) → Quintett nt
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quintet

quintette [kwɪnˈtɛt] nquintetto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quintet

(kwinˈtet) noun
1. a group of five singers or people playing musical instruments. quinteto
2. a piece of music written for such a group. quinteto
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References in classic literature ?
Thorley Chivers, but who, having received a Papal title, had resumed her first husband's patronymic, and called herself the Marchioness Manson, because in Italy she could turn it into Manzoni) the little girl received an expensive but incoherent education, which included "drawing from the model," a thing never dreamed of before, and playing the piano in quintets with professional musicians.
They will perform two contrasting Piano Quintets. Contemporary British composer, Jonathan Dove's Piano Quintet was written ten years ago and has a particularly lively final movement.
There are several other quintets for horn and strings, written by Dauprat, Reicha, Sinigaglia, and others.
Victor Ewald (1860-1935) was a Russian string quartet cellist, horn player and composer whose four brass quintets are some of the earliest and best in the format.
Ensembles can range from duets to quintets or more, playing pieces from all musical periods on instruments including strings, winds and vocals.
The Graduate Brass Quintets members have been together since August of 2013 and continue to grow musically as well as being recognized at Texas TechTM and in the community.
This concert includes two quintets by Mozart - the string quintet and the clarinet quintet - as well as Brahms's Second String Quintet.
THE Belgrade Theatre is welcoming two quintets as part of Coventry Jazz Festival.
Boccherini: String Quintets. Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante.
Such is very much the case with the string quintets of Michael Haydn, a composer at one time lauded as at least the equal of his brother Joseph, and revered by Mozart, Schubert and Joseph Haydn himself.
Jeff Frost's Fantasy is one of several short pieces from his prolific catalog of brass quintets. This particular work is contrapuntal yet straightforward, making it an excellent way to introduce young players to the fugue while allowing them to work outside the typical Baroque style.