Octet

Jörg Widmann · 1973– · German

For clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

Also known as Oktett

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 2004
Era: Contemporary

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Written for the instruments of Schubert's Octet; first played at Heimbach in 2004

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