Definition

1. Noun:
   • A musical composition for five performers: A piece of music written for five instruments or voices.
   • Five people considered as a unit: Any group of five people acting together as a single entity.
   • A set of five similar things considered as a unit: A collection of five items that are grouped together.
   • Five performers or singers who perform together: An ensemble of five musicians or vocalists.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The composer wrote a beautiful quintette for strings. (A piece of music for five string instruments.)
  • The investigative quintette worked together to solve the case. (A team of five investigators.)
  • She collected a quintette of rare porcelain vases. (A set of five vases.)
  • The jazz quintette will perform at the festival tonight. (A group of five jazz musicians.)

Advanced Usage

• "to form a quintette": to create a group of five.

  • The five friends decided to form a quintette to enter the competition.

• "a vocal quintette": specifically a group of five singers.

  • The a cappella festival featured a talented vocal quintette.

Variants and Related Words

• Quintet (n): The more common spelling of "quintette", with identical meanings.

  • The brass quintet played a fanfare.

• Quintuple (adj): Consisting of five parts or things.

  • The company reported quintuple the profits from last year.

Synonyms

• Group of five: A general term for any collection of five.
• Pentad: (Formal) A group or set of five.
• Ensemble: A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together (can be any size).

Related Phrases

• Piano quintet: A standard ensemble format, typically a string quartet plus a piano.

  • They rehearsed a Brahms piano quintet.

• Woodwind quintet: A standard ensemble of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn.

  • The woodwind quintet is a common chamber music formation.

Noun

1. a musical composition for five performers
2. five people considered as a unit
3. a set of five similar things considered as a unit
4. five performers or singers who perform together