- Octet (Beethoven)
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The Octet in E-flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 103, is a work for two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, and two horns. Despite its high opus number, it was written in 1792/1793, during Beethoven's early period. Beethoven reworked and expanded the Octet in 1795 as his first String Quintet, Op. 4.[1]
The work contains four movements:
References
- ^ "Beethoven: String Quintets, Opp. 29 & 4". Hyperion Records. http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67693. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
External links
- Wind Octet, Op. 103: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project.
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