Definition of quintet in English:

quintet

noun kwɪnˈtɛtkwɪnˈtɛt

1A group of five people playing music or singing together.
五重奏乐团；五重唱组合
a jazz quintet played hypnotic Chicago blues
Example sentencesExamples
- Incorporating various styles of rock, jazz, blues and folk music, the quintet is lead by Matthews on guitar and vocals.
- Music is provided by a quintet comprising piano, flute, clarinet and two violins.
- To get around this he would have only a double string quintet play during a very quiet flute or oboe solo.
- The third great album from this Ohio quintet sees them in melancholy mood, easing out songs packed with coy observations and lyrical moments.
- Immediately, the musical and human chemistry of the quintet proved itself a winner, but there was always violence at their shows, mostly sparked by the singer.
- Visitors can be entranced by the different sounds of a trio, quartet or quintet.
- The contemporary music quintet was founded in August 1996.
- Then as well we were treated to beautiful Mozart and Strauss music by a delightful quintet in traditional costume.
- It's the only word you could apply to all of the Denver quintet's music, from their loudest, fastest moment to their iciest piano passage.
- As the title may imply, this is a quintet of Canadian jazz musicians, all of whom have busy careers south of the border.
- He believes that you increase your understanding by playing in small ensembles - three, four or five people in trios, quartets and quintets.
- While their chart career has been on hold, they've remained a highly respected live act and one with all five of the original quintet at the heart of the performance.
- And, in a day of sound-alike rap rockers and indistinguishable pop-leaning pretty boys, it's not often that a band comes out with the confidence and talent to take musical risks like this quintet does.
- Visitors were also entertained by a quintet of musicians from the Bolton School of Music.
- The ensemble was established to explore a very varied repertoire for the brass quintet, through a wide-ranging selection of music from Renaissance to twentieth Century.
- The quintet have released easy listening tunes that people of all ages can appreciate.
- In these conditions he managed also to compose a nonet for wind quintet and string quartet before being transferred in February 1945 to Terezín, where he died a month later of dysentery.
- So, if you imagine, in the quintet, all five players have the leading voice at different points and you have to be confident enough and love the other four enough to trust them to take you where they want.
Synonyms
group, band, orchestra, combo
1. 1.1 A musical composition for a quintet.
  五重奏曲；五重唱曲
  the music of a Mozart quintet
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first movement revolves around a haunting ostinato which forms the motto theme of the quintet (a typical Franckian device) and develops throughout the movement.
  These sisters were not only good comic performers, they could sing too, with superb solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and harmony, backed by a small musical ensemble.
  We also learn that the quintets were composed for the Spanish Royal Family to be played in the splendid retreat of El Escorial which was apparently quite a musical haven in the 18th century.
  Here we are presented with two French piano quintets from the first quarter of the last century, written within a decade of each other, so the coupling seems an apt one.
  Mozart and Weber quintets are two of her favourites, and it has been several years since these two masterworks have experienced such authorative performances.
  These two quintets contain music that is extremely pleasant and also very relaxing without being too troublesome on the intellectual side.
  There is a great deal of Dvorak chamber music - 14 string quartets and three quintets, as well as 10 trios, quartets and quintets with piano - and only a fraction of it is heard regularly in recitals.
  This collection of a string quintet and two quartets does not provide a clear cut answer.
  Look, no-one's about to hold up a handful of Boccherini Quintets and suggest that they're measured against Mozart's, and when it comes to string quintets with two cellos, a certain C major work by Schubert tends to top the polls.
  The repertoire of piano quartets and quintets is not a huge one, so good ones should not be jettisoned.
  Renowned for flexibility, performing familiar and less well-known chamber pieces, the ensemble pairs the supreme string quintets of Mozart and Mendelsshon.
  Two-cello quintets and string quartets poured from him, but for grander occasions there were symphonies of a robust charm that had every late-eighteenth-century ingredient except Haydn's daring and bubbling originality.
  At the same time, they are as refined as any of the string quartets and quintets he composed during that period.
2. 1.2 Any group of five people or things.
  五人一组；五件一套
  a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers
  一部描述五角恋爱的小说。

Origin

Late 18th century: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto 'fifth', from Latin quintus.

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of quintet in US English:

quintet

nounkwinˈtetkwɪnˈtɛt

1A group of five people playing music or singing together.
五重奏乐团；五重唱组合
Example sentencesExamples
- In these conditions he managed also to compose a nonet for wind quintet and string quartet before being transferred in February 1945 to Terezín, where he died a month later of dysentery.
- Music is provided by a quintet comprising piano, flute, clarinet and two violins.
- The quintet have released easy listening tunes that people of all ages can appreciate.
- So, if you imagine, in the quintet, all five players have the leading voice at different points and you have to be confident enough and love the other four enough to trust them to take you where they want.
- Visitors were also entertained by a quintet of musicians from the Bolton School of Music.
- As the title may imply, this is a quintet of Canadian jazz musicians, all of whom have busy careers south of the border.
- He believes that you increase your understanding by playing in small ensembles - three, four or five people in trios, quartets and quintets.
- The third great album from this Ohio quintet sees them in melancholy mood, easing out songs packed with coy observations and lyrical moments.
- Immediately, the musical and human chemistry of the quintet proved itself a winner, but there was always violence at their shows, mostly sparked by the singer.
- Incorporating various styles of rock, jazz, blues and folk music, the quintet is lead by Matthews on guitar and vocals.
- It's the only word you could apply to all of the Denver quintet's music, from their loudest, fastest moment to their iciest piano passage.
- To get around this he would have only a double string quintet play during a very quiet flute or oboe solo.
- Visitors can be entranced by the different sounds of a trio, quartet or quintet.
- And, in a day of sound-alike rap rockers and indistinguishable pop-leaning pretty boys, it's not often that a band comes out with the confidence and talent to take musical risks like this quintet does.
- Then as well we were treated to beautiful Mozart and Strauss music by a delightful quintet in traditional costume.
- While their chart career has been on hold, they've remained a highly respected live act and one with all five of the original quintet at the heart of the performance.
- The contemporary music quintet was founded in August 1996.
- The ensemble was established to explore a very varied repertoire for the brass quintet, through a wide-ranging selection of music from Renaissance to twentieth Century.
Synonyms
group, band, orchestra, combo
1. 1.1 A musical composition for a quintet.
  五重奏曲；五重唱曲
  Example sentencesExamples
  These sisters were not only good comic performers, they could sing too, with superb solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and harmony, backed by a small musical ensemble.
  At the same time, they are as refined as any of the string quartets and quintets he composed during that period.
  Here we are presented with two French piano quintets from the first quarter of the last century, written within a decade of each other, so the coupling seems an apt one.
  We also learn that the quintets were composed for the Spanish Royal Family to be played in the splendid retreat of El Escorial which was apparently quite a musical haven in the 18th century.
  Renowned for flexibility, performing familiar and less well-known chamber pieces, the ensemble pairs the supreme string quintets of Mozart and Mendelsshon.
  Two-cello quintets and string quartets poured from him, but for grander occasions there were symphonies of a robust charm that had every late-eighteenth-century ingredient except Haydn's daring and bubbling originality.
  There is a great deal of Dvorak chamber music - 14 string quartets and three quintets, as well as 10 trios, quartets and quintets with piano - and only a fraction of it is heard regularly in recitals.
  The repertoire of piano quartets and quintets is not a huge one, so good ones should not be jettisoned.
  The first movement revolves around a haunting ostinato which forms the motto theme of the quintet (a typical Franckian device) and develops throughout the movement.
  These two quintets contain music that is extremely pleasant and also very relaxing without being too troublesome on the intellectual side.
  Mozart and Weber quintets are two of her favourites, and it has been several years since these two masterworks have experienced such authorative performances.
  Look, no-one's about to hold up a handful of Boccherini Quintets and suggest that they're measured against Mozart's, and when it comes to string quintets with two cellos, a certain C major work by Schubert tends to top the polls.
  This collection of a string quintet and two quartets does not provide a clear cut answer.
2. 1.2 Any group of five people or things.
  五人一组；五件一套
  a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers
  一部描述五角恋爱的小说。

Origin

Late 18th century: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth’, from Latin quintus.

词汇	quintet
释义	Definition of quintet in English: quintet noun kwɪnˈtɛtkwɪnˈtɛt 1A group of five people playing music or singing together. 五重奏乐团；五重唱组合 a jazz quintet played hypnotic Chicago blues Example sentencesExamples Incorporating various styles of rock, jazz, blues and folk music, the quintet is lead by Matthews on guitar and vocals. Music is provided by a quintet comprising piano, flute, clarinet and two violins. To get around this he would have only a double string quintet play during a very quiet flute or oboe solo. The third great album from this Ohio quintet sees them in melancholy mood, easing out songs packed with coy observations and lyrical moments. Immediately, the musical and human chemistry of the quintet proved itself a winner, but there was always violence at their shows, mostly sparked by the singer. Visitors can be entranced by the different sounds of a trio, quartet or quintet. The contemporary music quintet was founded in August 1996. Then as well we were treated to beautiful Mozart and Strauss music by a delightful quintet in traditional costume. It's the only word you could apply to all of the Denver quintet's music, from their loudest, fastest moment to their iciest piano passage. As the title may imply, this is a quintet of Canadian jazz musicians, all of whom have busy careers south of the border. He believes that you increase your understanding by playing in small ensembles - three, four or five people in trios, quartets and quintets. While their chart career has been on hold, they've remained a highly respected live act and one with all five of the original quintet at the heart of the performance. And, in a day of sound-alike rap rockers and indistinguishable pop-leaning pretty boys, it's not often that a band comes out with the confidence and talent to take musical risks like this quintet does. Visitors were also entertained by a quintet of musicians from the Bolton School of Music. The ensemble was established to explore a very varied repertoire for the brass quintet, through a wide-ranging selection of music from Renaissance to twentieth Century. The quintet have released easy listening tunes that people of all ages can appreciate. In these conditions he managed also to compose a nonet for wind quintet and string quartet before being transferred in February 1945 to Terezín, where he died a month later of dysentery. So, if you imagine, in the quintet, all five players have the leading voice at different points and you have to be confident enough and love the other four enough to trust them to take you where they want. Synonyms group, band, orchestra, combo 1.1 A musical composition for a quintet. 五重奏曲；五重唱曲 the music of a Mozart quintet Example sentencesExamples The first movement revolves around a haunting ostinato which forms the motto theme of the quintet (a typical Franckian device) and develops throughout the movement. These sisters were not only good comic performers, they could sing too, with superb solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and harmony, backed by a small musical ensemble. We also learn that the quintets were composed for the Spanish Royal Family to be played in the splendid retreat of El Escorial which was apparently quite a musical haven in the 18th century. Here we are presented with two French piano quintets from the first quarter of the last century, written within a decade of each other, so the coupling seems an apt one. Mozart and Weber quintets are two of her favourites, and it has been several years since these two masterworks have experienced such authorative performances. These two quintets contain music that is extremely pleasant and also very relaxing without being too troublesome on the intellectual side. There is a great deal of Dvorak chamber music - 14 string quartets and three quintets, as well as 10 trios, quartets and quintets with piano - and only a fraction of it is heard regularly in recitals. This collection of a string quintet and two quartets does not provide a clear cut answer. Look, no-one's about to hold up a handful of Boccherini Quintets and suggest that they're measured against Mozart's, and when it comes to string quintets with two cellos, a certain C major work by Schubert tends to top the polls. The repertoire of piano quartets and quintets is not a huge one, so good ones should not be jettisoned. Renowned for flexibility, performing familiar and less well-known chamber pieces, the ensemble pairs the supreme string quintets of Mozart and Mendelsshon. Two-cello quintets and string quartets poured from him, but for grander occasions there were symphonies of a robust charm that had every late-eighteenth-century ingredient except Haydn's daring and bubbling originality. At the same time, they are as refined as any of the string quartets and quintets he composed during that period. 1.2 Any group of five people or things. 五人一组；五件一套 a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers 一部描述五角恋爱的小说。 Origin Late 18th century: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto 'fifth', from Latin quintus. Rhymes abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette Definition of quintet in US English: quintet nounkwinˈtetkwɪnˈtɛt 1A group of five people playing music or singing together. 五重奏乐团；五重唱组合 Example sentencesExamples In these conditions he managed also to compose a nonet for wind quintet and string quartet before being transferred in February 1945 to Terezín, where he died a month later of dysentery. Music is provided by a quintet comprising piano, flute, clarinet and two violins. The quintet have released easy listening tunes that people of all ages can appreciate. So, if you imagine, in the quintet, all five players have the leading voice at different points and you have to be confident enough and love the other four enough to trust them to take you where they want. Visitors were also entertained by a quintet of musicians from the Bolton School of Music. As the title may imply, this is a quintet of Canadian jazz musicians, all of whom have busy careers south of the border. He believes that you increase your understanding by playing in small ensembles - three, four or five people in trios, quartets and quintets. The third great album from this Ohio quintet sees them in melancholy mood, easing out songs packed with coy observations and lyrical moments. Immediately, the musical and human chemistry of the quintet proved itself a winner, but there was always violence at their shows, mostly sparked by the singer. Incorporating various styles of rock, jazz, blues and folk music, the quintet is lead by Matthews on guitar and vocals. It's the only word you could apply to all of the Denver quintet's music, from their loudest, fastest moment to their iciest piano passage. To get around this he would have only a double string quintet play during a very quiet flute or oboe solo. Visitors can be entranced by the different sounds of a trio, quartet or quintet. And, in a day of sound-alike rap rockers and indistinguishable pop-leaning pretty boys, it's not often that a band comes out with the confidence and talent to take musical risks like this quintet does. Then as well we were treated to beautiful Mozart and Strauss music by a delightful quintet in traditional costume. While their chart career has been on hold, they've remained a highly respected live act and one with all five of the original quintet at the heart of the performance. The contemporary music quintet was founded in August 1996. The ensemble was established to explore a very varied repertoire for the brass quintet, through a wide-ranging selection of music from Renaissance to twentieth Century. Synonyms group, band, orchestra, combo 1.1 A musical composition for a quintet. 五重奏曲；五重唱曲 Example sentencesExamples These sisters were not only good comic performers, they could sing too, with superb solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and harmony, backed by a small musical ensemble. At the same time, they are as refined as any of the string quartets and quintets he composed during that period. Here we are presented with two French piano quintets from the first quarter of the last century, written within a decade of each other, so the coupling seems an apt one. We also learn that the quintets were composed for the Spanish Royal Family to be played in the splendid retreat of El Escorial which was apparently quite a musical haven in the 18th century. Renowned for flexibility, performing familiar and less well-known chamber pieces, the ensemble pairs the supreme string quintets of Mozart and Mendelsshon. Two-cello quintets and string quartets poured from him, but for grander occasions there were symphonies of a robust charm that had every late-eighteenth-century ingredient except Haydn's daring and bubbling originality. There is a great deal of Dvorak chamber music - 14 string quartets and three quintets, as well as 10 trios, quartets and quintets with piano - and only a fraction of it is heard regularly in recitals. The repertoire of piano quartets and quintets is not a huge one, so good ones should not be jettisoned. The first movement revolves around a haunting ostinato which forms the motto theme of the quintet (a typical Franckian device) and develops throughout the movement. These two quintets contain music that is extremely pleasant and also very relaxing without being too troublesome on the intellectual side. Mozart and Weber quintets are two of her favourites, and it has been several years since these two masterworks have experienced such authorative performances. Look, no-one's about to hold up a handful of Boccherini Quintets and suggest that they're measured against Mozart's, and when it comes to string quintets with two cellos, a certain C major work by Schubert tends to top the polls. This collection of a string quintet and two quartets does not provide a clear cut answer. 1.2 Any group of five people or things. 五人一组；五件一套 a novel about a quintet of interrelated lovers 一部描述五角恋爱的小说。 Origin Late 18th century: from French quintette or Italian quintetto, from quinto ‘fifth’, from Latin quintus.
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