quintette

• Substantiv, das eine Gruppe von fünf ausübenden Künstlern oder Sängern bezeichnet, die gemeinsam auftreten; eine Gruppe von fünf Personen oder Dingen, die als Einheit betrachtet wird; oder ein Musikstück für fünf Ausführende.

A noun referring to a group of five performers or singers who perform together, a set of five similar things considered as a unit, five people considered as a unit, or a musical composition for five performers.

1. Group of five performersB2formalart

   A group of five musicians or singers who perform together.

   Quintett

   • The jazz quintette played a lively set at the club.
   • She is the lead vocalist in a famous quintette.
   • The string quintette performed a beautiful piece by Mozart.

   Synonymequintet

2. Musical compositionB2formalart

   A piece of music written for five performers.

   Musikalische Komposition

   • The composer wrote a quintette for piano and strings.
   • They rehearsed the quintette for weeks before the concert.
   • This quintette is one of the most challenging pieces in the repertoire.

   Synonymequintet

3. C1formal

   A group or set of five similar things or people considered as a unit.

   Quintett

   • The quintette of novels explores themes of love and loss.
   • A quintette of experts was assembled to review the case.
   • The painting depicts a quintette of figures in a garden.

   Synonymefivesomepentadquintetquintuplequintuplet