1. Word finder
  2. Word definitions
  3. quintette

Find the word definition

What is "quintette"

Crossword clues for quintette

quintette
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quintette

Quintet \Quin*tet"\, Quintette \Quin*tette"\, n. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

Wiktionary
quintette

n. (alternative spelling of quintet English) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.

WordNet
quintette

  1. n. five performers or singers who perform together [syn: quintet]

  2. a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: quintet]

  3. five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet, fivesome]

  4. a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet]

Wikipedia
Quintette

Quintette may refer to:

  • Quintette, California
  • Quintette du Hot Club de France

Usage examples of "quintette".

Finding on inquiry that Herr von Tost was a wealthy man, very fond of music, Spohr fixed the price at thirty ducats for a quartette, thirty-five for a quintette, and so on, progressively higher for the different kinds of composition.

He desired such pieces as could be produced in private circles, and would therefore prefer quartettes and quintettes for stringed instruments, and sextettes, octettes and nonettes for stringed and wind instruments.