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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.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
And their highest-leverage quintet — Treinen, Phillips, Kopech, Hudson and Banda — has been virtually flawless, combining for a staggering 23 ⅔ scoreless innings.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
That quintet of titles all rank as AC/DC’s loftiest placements on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart this week, as the other two—which include a debut—sit very close to the bottom of the tally this frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The judges felt that Payne — along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik — would thrive as a quintet, and the group competed as such in Season 7 of the series.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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