quintet
noun
- musical group containing five members
- a group or set of five
- a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voices
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɛt/
noun
Etymology: From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
- A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
“The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.”
- A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
- Any group of five members
“A jazz quintet performed at the festival.”
“jazz quintet”