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quintet Definition

quin·tet (kwin tet′)

noun

  1. any group or set of five persons or things
  2. Music
    1. a composition for five voices or five instruments, as for string quartet and piano
    2. a group of five performers of such a composition, or any group of five musicians playing together

Etymology: < Fr or It: Fr quintette < It quintetto, dim. of quinto, a fifth < L quintus < base of quinque, five

quintet Telecom Definition

A five-bit byte. See also bit and byte.

quintet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lead: Hartlepool stages international Guest leads North-East quintet at.. .
  • base: First to tout their wares tonight are Dublin based quintet Bell X1, a band who have had little or no favorable press.
  • form: Later the same year Nielsen wrote a number of minor pieces for a wind quintet formed by players in the Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra.
  • write: The London Chamber Group - a wind quintet written to draw on the particular strengths of the players in the Group.
  • co-lead: In the 1980's he played with the Gil Evan's orchestra in the UK and co-led a quintet with Bobby Wellins.

Adjective modifier

  • northeast: Hartlepool stages international Guest leads North-East quintet at.. .
  • vocal: The first million selling record for this vocal quintet was a traditional song which originated from slaves in Georgia, Alabama.
  • own: His own brass quintet is still on the back burner!
  • new: Now they can be heard together in the context of this exciting new quintet.
  • British: The British quintet just wanted to change the blueprint for a different sort of rounded object: Their own records.
  • double: Graeme Kay has arranged the Legends for double wind quintet with contra bassoon.

Modifies a noun

  • arrangement: He is available for bookings for all sizes of ensembles and particularly enjoys the demands of brass quintet arrangements.
  • piece: Various combinations follow, including a substantial quintet piece from each night.
  • version: You can view samples of both the full band, and the quintet versions from here.

Noun used with modifier

  • woodwind: There are two ensembles to choose from; The duo and woodwind quintet.
  • brass: He has also started a brass quintet with five friends " Alpha " .
  • piano: Nils Franke, piano tutor to the Music in Professional Practice Initiative, will lead his piano quintet in playing the Mendelssohn.
  • jazz: It was an opportunity to network and enjoy the entertainment provided by a Jazz Quintet.
  • wind: Graeme Kay has arranged the Legends for double wind quintet with contra bassoon.
  • string: We do not know why Mozart returned to the string quintet at this particular time.