BARENREITER - 345062
Schubert Octet in F major Opus Posthumous 166 D 803
Composer: Franz Schubert
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Format: Chamber Parts
Binding: Stapled
Dimensions: 12.2 in x 9.6 in
Pages: 135
Schubert Octet in F major Opus Posthumous 166 D 803
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Editor: Feil, Arnold
Orchestral scoring : clarinet/bassoon/Hn/2V/Va/Vc/double bass
Product format: set of parts, Urtext edition
Binding: Stapled
Pages / Format: 3/20/20/20/16/16/12/12/16 - 31,0 x 24,5 cm
Thus Schubert, writing on 31 March 1824 to his friend Leopold Kupelwieser in Rome, in a lengthy letter whose first section is decidedly low-spirited. In order to prepare the way to the full-scale symphony – by which he doubtless meant the genre as a whole rather than any specific work – he wrote string quartets and a large-scale piece of chamber music for strings and winds, taking Beethoven as his guide.