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A classical quintet is usually written for strings (usually two violins, two violas, and a cello) or woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn), but brass quintets (two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba) have also become popular in North America recently. In jazz, Miles Davis led two famous quintets. In pop music, the Miracles, the Temptations, and the Jackson 5 were immensely popular vocal quintets. In rock, one of the most common instrumental lineups has been a quintet consisting of two guitars, a bass, a keyboard, and drums; famous rock quintets have included the Grateful Dead and the Beach Boys.
Examples of quintet in a Sentence
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 July 2025
The quintet – Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin – were on top of the world, touring, giving press interviews, and receiving love globally.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The New Hollywood and Thibaudet made no effort to relive the past in Franck’s quintet.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
The numbers 10, 12, 24, 29 and 32 comprised the evening draw quintet, which were on a trio of tickets bought at the Miami Gardens Super Stop, 255 NW 199th St.; a Publix at 857 W. Bay Dr. in Largo; and the RaceTrac gas station at 3010 E. State Rd 60 in Okeechobee.
—David J. Neal
july 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintet. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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