Quintette

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quintette
       n 1: 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}]