Little Symphony for Winds (Set)

Little Symphony for Winds by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Edited by Verne Reynolds. For Mixed Woodwind Ensemble, Chamber Ensemble (Set). Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music. Boosey & Hawkes #M051801664. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

The classic wind octet consisted of pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. In this Little Symphony, two flutes have been included to provide a wider range and more brilliant top to the ensemble. The first three movements are from the Fünf Klavierstücke (1818) and the fourth movement is from the piano 4-hand version of the Overture in Italian Style in C (1817). The music is gentle, good natured, and rich in the familiar Schubertian qualities of graceful melodic invention and harmonic elegance. (18:45).

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