hautbois

[ hoh-boi, oh-boi ]

/ ˈhoʊ bɔɪ, ˈoʊ bɔɪ /

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QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

There are others as beautiful as the sound of hautbois, and the sound itself is a colour which is like green corn.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
Musettes de Poitou; probably the cornemuses used in concert with the Hautbois de Poitou.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
They danced in the castle courtyard, under our balcony, to the sound of hautbois and bagpipes.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete|Madame La Marquise De Montespan
His method of treating the organ is wonderful, and his idea of the ritournello Sur le Jeu de hautbois is charming.
Musical Memories|Camille Saint-Sans

Seeking food at the Cat and Hautbois in that village, they blundered upon the same troop at dinner in the square about the inn.
Chivalry|James Branch Cabell