Octet

Jean Françaix · 1912–1997 · French

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

Also known as Octuor · À huit

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 21 min
Composed: 1972
Era: 20th century

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Scored like Schubert's Octet and composed in his memory; four movements ending in a waltz

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