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What is a quintet?

What is a quintet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
  2. (music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
  3. Any group of five members
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As the title may imply, this is a quintet of Canadian jazz musicians, all of whom have busy careers south of the border.
The first movement revolves around a haunting ostinato which forms the motto theme of the quintet and develops throughout the movement.
Visitors can be entranced by the different sounds of a trio, quartet or quintet.
This collection of a string quintet and two quartets does not provide a clear cut answer.
To get around this he would have only a double string quintet play during a very quiet flute or oboe solo.
Then as well we were treated to beautiful Mozart and Strauss music by a delightful quintet in traditional costume.

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