Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to:

Cosmology

Aether (classical element) According to ancient and medieval science, aether (, alternative spellings include ''æther'', ''aither'', and ''ether''), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terres ...

, in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere *

Quintessence (physics) In physics, quintessence is a hypothetical form of dark energy, more precisely a scalar field, postulated as an explanation of the observation of an accelerating rate of expansion of the universe. The first example of this scenario was prop ...

, a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe

Literature

* ''Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine'', essays by

Willard Van Orman Quine Willard Van Orman Quine (; known to his friends as "Van"; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century" ...

* '' Quintessence: The Quality of Having It'', a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards * Works by Lawrence M. Krauss: ** '' The Fifth Essence'', a 1989 book ** '' Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe'', a 2000 book * ''Quintessence'', a 2013 science fiction book by David Walton

Media companies

* Quintessence Films, a film production company * Quintessence International Publishing Group, a publishing company founded in Berlin, Germany

Music

Quintessence Records Quintessence Records started in 1976. Quintessence was formed by Pickwick International Inc. as a budget label. Pickwick’s trademark for Quintessence was filed on December 10, 1976 with the initial Q made to look like a clef symbol. The labe ...

, a budget label

Bands

* Quintessence (English band), 1970s progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds * Quintessence (French band), black metal band, founded in 2005

Albums

* ''

The Quintessence ''The Quintessence'' is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle." Jones's band was an outgrowth o ...

'', by Quincy Jones and his orchestra, 1962 * ''Quintessence'' (Quintessence album), 1970 * ''Quintessence'' (Bill Evans album), 1976 * ''Quintessence'' (Borknagar album), 2000 * ''Quintessential'', by

Steam Powered Giraffe Steam Powered Giraffe is an American musical project formed in San Diego in 2008, self-described as "a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music". Created and led by twins David Michael Bennett an ...

, 2016 * ''Quintessence'' (Spontaneous Music Ensemble album)

Songs

* "Quintessence", by Darkthrone, from album ''

Panzerfaust The ''Panzerfaust'' (, "armour fist" or "tank fist", plural: ''Panzerfäuste'') was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light an ...

'' * "Quintessence", by Rotting Christ, from album ''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

'' * "Quintessence", by Mastodon, from album ''

Crack the Skye ''Crack the Skye'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon, released on March 24, 2009, through Reprise, Sire and Relapse Records. The album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 41,000 copies in its ...

'' * "

In Quintessence "In Quintessence" is the first song on Squeeze's 1981 album '' East Side Story''. The lyrics were written by Chris Difford and the music by Glenn Tilbrook. Background Chris Difford said, "The lyric is autobiographical in some ways, another so ...

", by Squeeze, from album ''East Side Story'' * "Quintessence", by Marketa Irglová, featuring

Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single " Jungle Drum", her 1999 album '' Love in the Time of Science'', and her performance of " Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film '' The L ...

and Aukai, 2020 single

Video games

* "Quintessence: The Blighted Venom", a game by

Freebird Games Freebird Games is a video game developer from Canada. They have developed eight games. Their most prominent game, ''To the Moon,'' was nominated for Best Writing and Innovation Award for the Canadian Videogame Awards. History ''Freebird Games ...

Proper names

Quintessence (horse) Quintessence (1900–1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1000 Guineas of 1903 and was unbeaten in her six races. She was owned and bred by Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth. After retiring from racing she be ...

, a thoroughbred racer (1900–1917) * The Quintessence, a DC Comics group of mutually consulting cosmic beings: see resp. Ganthet section

Restaurants

Quintessence (restaurant) Quintessence is a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan. It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by CNN. The head chef is Shuzo Kishida ...

, a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan.