noun
- groups of five people or things, especially musical groups of five performers
- musical compositions written for five performers
Usage: music
Examples
- The jazz festival featured several brass quintets.
- String quintets typically include two violins, one viola, and two cellos.
- Mozart composed some of the most famous clarinet quintets.
- The school formed two woodwind quintets for the competition.
- These quintets will perform pieces from the Romantic period.
- The chamber music series showcased piano quintets by Brahms.