quintet Definition
quin·tet (kwin tet′)
noun
- any group or set of five persons or things
- Music
- a composition for five voices or five instruments, as for string quartet and piano
- 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
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.
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