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A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. As an ensemble group the brass quintet has a broad repertoire containing musical genres from madrigals to jazz. The most common instrumentation for a brass quintet is two trumpets or cornets one French horn one trombone or euphonium/baritone horn and one tuba or bass trombone. However musicians in a brass quintet often play multiple instruments. Trumpet players often double on piccolo trumpets and flugelhorns.