QUINTETTE

quintet, quintette

(noun) a musical composition for five performers

quintet, quintette, fivesome

(noun) five people considered as a unit

quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple

(noun) a set of five similar things considered as a unit

quintet, quintette

(noun) five performers or singers who perform together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

quintette (plural quintettes)

Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

Source: Wiktionary


Quin*tet", Quin*tette", n. Etym: [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.)

Definition: A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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