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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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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
That fall, the same quintet started the first 16 games of the year and played 86% of the season’s snaps together before McGlinchey broke ribs in a friendly fire incident and missed the finale.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Okafor, Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto were likely to prove the more dependable sources of goals and assists based on what has been seen from that wider quintet in recent years.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
That’s a $50,262 quintet of number choices.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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