Definition of "quintet" []

• Music A composition for five voices or five instruments. (noun)
• Music A group of five singers or five instrumentalists. (noun)
• A group of five. (noun)

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• "As wonderful as the big-band album is, Mr. Watson's ongoing quintet is no less carefully orchestrated: Horizon is one of those rare groups of any size where every element, every solo, every melody, every drum break, seems precisely in place and serves a direct purpose; you feel that the composition is growing and developing even during the improvisations."
• "The quintet is back at full force for the first time in 15 years as they reconcile with Bizzy and welcome back Flesh after eight years in prison."
• "M5, a brass quintet from the Manhattan School of Music, will be among the exciting young ensembles that perform live."