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  • noun Plural form of quintet.

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Examples

  • Perhaps because I tried to buy it recently but learned Amazon was not keen on my IP (and now the Guarneri recording of the complete Brahms quartets and quintets is gone!

    Another Blog « Unknowing 2010

  • He first rose to prominence as a member of one of George Shearing's greatest quintets in 1963, when he was 21 and the pianist-leader was 44.

    Good Vibrations, Great Traditions Will Friedwald 2010

  • The video interlude, shown with a display that counts down the seconds, gives a witty view of the respective quintets of dancers, supine and seen from overhead as if they were lazily studying cloud formations.

    High-Style Highlights Robert Greskovic 2010

  • During quartets, quintets and sextets, the singers' movements are precisely choreographed to the rhythms of Rossini's intricate, fast-paced patter arias, to joyous effect.

    'La Cenerentola' Sparkles on the Paris Stage Judy Fayard 2011

  • Schubert quartets & quintets, Brownsville Station, and a mix of 7 "and 12" singles.

    Tweets I have known 2009

  • Friday's lineup features continuous dance music from the swing orchestra of George Gee and the quintets of trumpeter Michael Arenella and singer Queen Esther.

    Rolling With the Rhythms Will Friedwald 2011

  • I often invite jazz quintets to play in my home on a pair of fully restored Steinway grand pianos.

    20 Odd Questions: Nicola Bulgari 2011

  • This year the focus is on Brahms, and the first three days includes the Schubert Ensemble in the horn trio and the first of the piano quartets (Thu), Endymion in the two string quintets and the clarinet quintet (Fri), and a piano recital by Mikhail Rudy (21 Jan) taking in both the Handel and Schumann Variations.

    This week's new live music 2012

  • From the 1950s to the '80s, Max Roach's various quintets and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers were the two premier modern-jazz groups led by powerhouse drummers.

    The Jazz Scene: Rhythm Kings and the Chairman of the Board Will Friedwald 2012

  • Songs, pianoforte and violin pieces, trios and quintets for strings, incidental music, symphony, orchestral, and choral works rushed from his fingers.

    DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004

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