quintet

fivesome

Five-member group

• pentadA group of five
• fiveFour plus one
• setArrange in position

unit · group · collection · gathering · assembly · cluster · combination · bunch · batch · squad

chamber

Enclosed room or cavity

• stringSlender fiber or character sequence
• woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
• brassCopper-zinc metal mixture

jazz · piano · wind · vocal · classical · recital · concert · performance · musicians · rehearsal

symphony

Extended composition for orchestra

• quartetEnsemble of four
• sextetEnsemble of six
• trioGroup of three

octet · sonata · concerto · opus · movement · piece · work · score · arrangement · transcription

polyphony

Simultaneous independent melodic lines

• counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
• voicingExpressing aloud
• blendCombine into mixture

balance · chord · interval · unison · intonation · phrasing · dynamics · texture · interplay · resonance

lineup

Ordered list of participants

• startersThings that initiate
• rotationTurning on an axis
• backcourtHalf nearest own basket

frontcourt · guards · forwards · center · positions · players · squad · unit · roster · tipoff

• classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
• ensemblesband, choir, orchestra, quartet, trio
• instrumentalsguitar solo, guitar solos, drum solo, piano solos, drum solos
• chamber musicstring quartet, string quartets, chamber music, piano trios, piano quartet
• jazz groupsbig band, combo, jazz orchestra, quartet, trio
• small ensemblestring quartet, jazz trio, piano trio, duo, trio