- a variation of quintet.
quintette
Example Sentences
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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 Nell Speed
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 Pauline Lester
I heard the Meistersingers' quintette sung in Paris.
From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Camille Saint-Saƫns
The west front possesses a quintette of portals, deeply recessed, but of a decidedly mixed Gothic and Renaissance treatment as to decoration.
From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus
A trio, a violin sonata, and a piano quintette, a suite for strings, and a concert overture for orchestra complete the list of his writings.