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Definition of Nonettes
1. nonette [n] - See also: nonette
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonettes
Literary usage of Nonettes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly by William Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell, H. Phelps Arms, Frances Trevelyan Miller (1906)
"... then violoncellist in the Mendelsohn Quintette Club (succeeded by the Kneisel) "is
almost bemoaning that some nonettes, ..."
2. Varia: Readings from Rare Books by James Hain Friswell (1866)
"One loves to linger over these early scenes; soon after the vision and confession
the child desired martyrdom, and the young nonettes were not unwilling (in ..."
3. Passages from My Autobiography by Morgan (Sydney) (1859)
"... whilst Morgan read the " Globe," the vehicle of the Doctrinaires, it struck
me that people of slow tem * " Les nonettes," said Voltaire, ..."
4. Recollections of an Old Musician by Thomas Ryan (1899)
"... nonettes of mixed wind and string instruments. Nearly every pianist of
distinction played repeatedly with us; among them were Mr. William Scharfenberg, ..."
5. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"... and nonettes. Of course arrangements of this kind are greatly dependent upon
the musical knowledge, talent, and natural skill of the arranger. ..."
6. The Battle of Waterloo: With Those of Ligny and Quatre Bras, Described by by John Booth (1852)
"... of Lieutenant-general Pine, of the division of light cavalry of thé Guard
under the command of Lieutenant-generals Lefebvre Des- nonettes and Colbert, ..."
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