woodwind quintet
noun
variants: or
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Definition of woodwind quintet
1 : a musical composition typically in several movements and usually for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon
2 : a quintet consisting of a flutist, an oboist, a clarinetist, a hornist, and a bassoonist
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First Known Use of woodwind quintet
1889
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