Quintessence

Quintessence may refer to:

Science

• Aether (classical element), the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water, and air
• Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe

Music

• Quintessence (English band), a 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds
  • Quintessence (Quintessence album), 1970
• Quintessence (Finnish band), a Nu soul band led by singer Emma Salokoski
• Quintessence (French band), a black metal band founded in 2005
• Quintessence (Borknagar album)
• Quintessence (Bill Evans album), 1976
• Quintessence (The Soil Bleeds Black album)
• The Quintessence, a 1962 album released by Quincy Jones and his orchestra
• "Quintessence", a song by Darkthrone, from the album Panzerfaust
• "Quintessence", a song by Mastodon, from the album Crack the Skye
• Quintessence Records, a budget label

Other

• A collection of essays by W. V. Quine, edited by Robert F. Gibson, Jr.
• Quintessence Films, a film production company
• Quintessence (book), a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards
• Quintessence (book), a 2013 book by David Walton
• Quintessence Editions Ltd., a publishing company based in London
• Quintessence (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
• In DC Comics a group of cosmic beings who counsel one another, including (usually) Shazam, Zeus, Highfather, The Phantom Stranger, and Ganthet
• A pure or perfect example of a substance or entity: in alchemy, product of the fifth distillation of an essential oil

See also

• Quintessenz, an Austrian on-line civil liberties advocacy organization
• Fifth Element (disambiguation)
• Quintessons