quintette
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She is a mighty poor judge of human nature if she thinks any of our quintette could lie; but she doesn't believe us on oath.
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
This summons from Mr. Tucker had upset her recently acquired politeness and all day she found something to pick on our quintette.
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
As early as 1750 he had written his first string quintette, and soon after he was twenty years of age he held various positions as musical director in noblemen's houses.
From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
The quintette required four horns in B♭ over 8 ft. long and one B♭ basso about 17 ft. long.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
A few of them have been serious and worth while, notably a piano concerto, a quintette, four string quartettes, a mass, and several orchestral suites.
