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Octet in F Major D803, op. 166 (study score) - CL/BSN/HN/STG4/KB
Composer: Schubert, Franz
Publisher: Barenreiter (Germany)
Edition: 58041
$26.00
Octet in F Major D803, op. 166
for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello, and string bass
by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Austrian composer
“I have done little new by way of lieder. In compensation I have tried my hand at several instrumental things, for I have composed two quartets for violins, viola and violoncello [A minor, D 804; D minor, D 810] and an octet [F major, D 803] and will write yet another quartet [not carried out]. Indeed, in this way I hope to prepare the way to the full-scale symphony. The latest news in Vienna is that Beethoven will give a concert [on 7 May 1824] ...I too am inclined to give a similar concert next Year, God willing.”
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.
This title is score only. The set of parts is also available HERE.
for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello, and string bass
by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Austrian composer
I. Adagio- Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Andante
V. Menuetto & Trio
VI. Andante molto
VII. Allegro
Edited by Arnold Feil, Urtext of the New Schubert Edition. “I have done little new by way of lieder. In compensation I have tried my hand at several instrumental things, for I have composed two quartets for violins, viola and violoncello [A minor, D 804; D minor, D 810] and an octet [F major, D 803] and will write yet another quartet [not carried out]. Indeed, in this way I hope to prepare the way to the full-scale symphony. The latest news in Vienna is that Beethoven will give a concert [on 7 May 1824] ...I too am inclined to give a similar concert next Year, God willing.”
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.
This title is score only. The set of parts is also available HERE.
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