"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for its 1959 album Time Out. Made at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York City on July 1, 1959, fully two years later it became an unlikely hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever. Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks, the piece still receives significant radio airplay.

This arrangement for string quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) includes two different keys: the original Eb Minor and a "more comfortable" G Minor.
The piece is suitable for classroom, repertoire and recital.