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quintet

or ܾ·ٱٳٱ

[ kwin-tet ]

noun

  1. any set or group of five persons or things.
  2. an organized group of five singers or players.
  3. a musical composition scored for five voices or instruments.


quintet

/ ɪˈɛ /

noun

  1. a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
  2. any group of five
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quintet

  1. A group of five musicians; also, a piece of music for five instruments or voices.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quintet1

1805–15; < French quintette < Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto fifth < Latin īԳٳܲ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quintet1

C19: from Italian quintetto, from quinto fifth
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Ecclestone has been an outlier in a difficult year for England's women, as she becomes the first English woman to be named in the quintet since batter Tammy Beaumont in 2019.

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The quintet played a few tracks from their latest, 2020’s “Power Up,” but as expected and appreciated, the hits ruled, from “Shot Down to Flames” to “Hells Bells” to latter-day crowd favorite “Thunderstruck.”

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The label has already finalised a schedule for the quintet's next 12 months, which includes releasing a new album and hosting fan meetings, amongst other activities.

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The quintet turn audience participation into an artform, venturing out into the crowd and making fans part of their ensemble, almost like a New Orleans parade.

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The fourth album by Dublin's Fontaines DC saw the quintet take their scratchy, sinister sound and run it through a technicolor filter.

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