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- 1. a group of five people playing music or singing together: "a jazz quintet played hypnotic Chicago blues"
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QUINTET definition: 1. a group of five people who play musical instruments or sing as a group 2. a group of five…. Learn more.
The meaning of QUINTET is a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices. How to use quintet in a sentence. Did you know?
QUINTET meaning: 1. a group of five people who play musical instruments or sing as a group 2. a group of five…. Learn more.
A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit.
noun. a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group. any group of five. quintet. A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of quintet 1.
noun. 1. any group or set of five persons or things. 2. Music. a. a composition for five voices or five instruments, as for string quartet and piano. b. a group of five performers of such a composition, or any group of five musicians playing together. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
When five people do something together, you can refer to them as a quintet. If only there were that fifth Beatle, then they would have been considered a quintet.
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]
Definition of quintet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Quintet, a musical composition for five instruments or voices; also, a group of five musicians performing such a composition. The string quintet normally includes two violins, two violas, and a cello. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s six works for this medium are considered among his greatest achievements.
