Quintet
Five-member musical group
A quintet is a group of five, especially five musicians performing together or a composition written for five instruments or voices.
The term extends to any set of five: The starting quintet struggled in the first half.
In literature or film, a quintet may be a five-part series.
Four plus one
- fivesomeFive-member group
- pentadA group of five
- groupAssembled collection of things
- setArrange in position
collection · unit · team · combination · cluster · assembly · gathering · lineup
Unified group or outfit
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- stringsThin flexible lines
- woodwindsInstruments played by blowing
- performersThose who entertain audiences
arrangement · composition · score · concert · classical · instruments · Schubert · Mozart
Persons in a narrative
- protagonistsCentral figures in narratives
- ensemble castMultiple principal performers equally
- narrativeAccount of events
- storylineSequence of fictional events
group dynamics · adventure · mystery · heroes · companions · fellowship · bond · journey
five
Four plus one
set · collection · unit · team · combination · cluster · assembly · gathering · lineup · formation
ensemble
Unified group or outfit
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- stringsThin flexible lines
- woodwindsInstruments played by blowing
performers · arrangement · composition · score · concert · classical · instruments · Schubert · Mozart · recital
characters
Persons in a narrative
- protagonistsCentral figures in narratives
- ensemble castMultiple principal performers equally
- narrativeAccount of events
storyline · group dynamics · adventure · mystery · heroes · companions · fellowship · bond · journey · roles
combo
Items grouped together
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
bass · drums · piano · trumpet · swing · Miles Davis · gig · club · session · standards
- EnixDragon Quest
- Robert AltmanMASH, Nashville, The Long Goodbye, ensemble cast, improvisation
Quintetorchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
symphony orchestra · philharmonic · choir · chorus · big band
- string quintetFive-stringed-instrument ensemble
- jazz quintetFive-member improvisation ensemble
- brass quintetFive-piece horn ensemble
- piano quintetFive-player chamber group
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