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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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Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 12 July 2025
The quintet features those jaunty country folky jazzy guitar leads as well as violin, accordion and a big bass sound.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
From 'Old Scratch Blues' to 'Seven Nation Army' After opener Waxed, a Nashville heavy metal quintet, warmed up the crowd, White hit the stage promptly at 9 p.m.
Under a wash of blue lights and white strobing beams, White appeared with tousled black hair that matched his leather jacket and pants.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Either way, Cheap Trick is now a quintet whose multigenerational lineup includes the sons of not one, but two, of its original members.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quintet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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