- a variation of quintet.
quintette
Example Sentences
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And looking downward, the quintette saw the bottom strewn with oysters of unusual size, lying so close together that in many places they seemed to touch each other.
From Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
The quintette at the window watched him with interest and admiration now, as he strode along the gravelled avenue leading to the Presidents' house.
From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion
Delightful music; two quartettes of Beethoven's, a quintette of Mozart's, which I heard at Joseph Coolidge's some thirty or more years ago.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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 next instant five black and scarlet figures flashed forth onto the gymnasium floor to meet the gray-clad quintette that advanced from the opposite side of the room.
From Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore by Lester, Pauline
