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单词 quintetto
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quintetton.

Brit. /k(w)ɪnˈtɛtəʊ/, U.S. /kwɪnˈtɛdoʊ/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian quintetto.
Etymology: Apparently < Italian quintetto piece of music with five parts (?c1763 or earlier), ensemble of five singers (1803) < quinto fith part, fifth (see quint n.1) + -etto , diminutive suffix (see -et suffix1). Compare French quintetto (c1775 or earlier as quintetti , plural). Compare slightly earlier duetto n., quartetto n.
Now rare.
1. A composition for five voices or instruments; = quintet n. 1.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > pieces for specific number of performers > [noun] > quintet
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quintetto1764
pianoforte quintet1828
piano quintet1865
1764 K. O'Hara Midas iii. 57 (stage direct.) Air XI. Quintetto.
1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany I. i. 170 A quintetto was played next, that was composed by M. Michel.
1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 77 The finest Quintetto of Haydn.
1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 II. 349 The quintettoVi presento di mia mano’, awoke the audience into a sudden burst of emotion and applause.
1851 Encycl. Americana (new ed.) VII. 41/2 In general, symphonies and overtures, solos, duets, terzettos, quartettos, quintettos, &c., sonatas, belong to instrumental music.
1932 Musical Q. 18 312 Mons. Jacobus Pick (November 27th, 1792) offered an excellent program of overtures, concertos, quintettos, and miscellaneous pieces.
2002 Nelson (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 8 Nov. 3 Other selected pieces from ‘Cosi fan tutte’ will include..the quintetto ‘Sento, o Dio’, to be sung by Adele, Audrey, Robert and the two Davids.
2. A group of five persons or things, esp. an ensemble of five musicians. Cf. quintet n. 1b, 2.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > five > [noun] > group of five
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pentarchy1607
quintetto1773
quintuple1785
quintuplet1795
quintet1833
quince1907
quintuplicatea1940
1773 Prudential Lovers I. xiv. 139 To preserve the harmony Mr. Tripe joined the chorus with a penetrating snore, and the whole band formed a complete Quintetto.
1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii A very orthodox quintetto!
1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall vi. 81 This amiable..quintetto were busily employed in flattering one another.
1893 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 9 Dec. The great Jules Levy himself, Laura Dalaty the Queen of entertainers, Maro, the Magician, young Hosselberd, the Russian pianist, and the stately and beautiful Mlle. Costa, form a quintetto of entertainers never equalled in this section.
1963 Oakland (Calif.) 3 Dec. 42/2 The Quintetto is an ensemble of established virtuosi.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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