septette
- a variation of septet.
Example Sentences
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A morning paper announced that Schmitz had handed the reins of the city over to a septette of prominent citizens.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
One day Christophe was amazed to see a septette of his arranged as a quartette, and a suite of piano pieces clumsily transcribed as a duet, without his having been consulted.
From Jean-Christophe Journey's End by Cannan, Gilbert
And at night the septette of Beethoven, And the grandmother by in her chair,And the foot of all feet on the sofa Beating delicate time to the air.
From Andromeda and Other Poems by Kingsley, Charles
In a single instance only he exhibited a gleam of intelligence; and that was on hearing one of his friends play the septette of his opera of "Lucia."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 by Various
To this end M. Saint-Saëns wrote his fine septette for piano, trumpet, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass; and M. Vincent d'Indy his romantic suite in D for trumpet, two flutes, and string instruments.
From Musicians of To-Day by Blaiklock, Mary
