Octet (Reinecke)
Carl Reinecke's Octet in B-flat major, Op. 216 is a composition for eight wind instruments composed around 1892.{{harvnb|Winther|2004|p=106}}
Background
The exact reason for the composition of the Octet is not known, though Hoover speculates that it may have been intended for the Société de Musique de Chambre pour Instruments à Vent founded by flutist Paul Taffanel.{{harvnb|Hoover|2014}}
Instrumentation
Structure
The composition is in four movements:
- Allegro moderato
- Scherzo: Vivace
- Adagio ma non troppo
- Finale: Allegro molto e grazioso
A typical performance takes around 22 – 23 minutes.
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://chicagosymphonicwinds.com/2014/04/02/april-4-first-fridays-at-vanille-patisserie-program-notes/|last=Hoover|first=Michael|title=Program Notes (4 April 2014)|publisher=Chicago Symphonic Winds|date=2014-04-02|accessdate=2015-10-03}}
- {{cite thesis|url=http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/bitstream/10150/194443/1/azu_etd_2110_sip1_m.pdf|last=Rentería|first=Lisa M.|title=The Bassoon's Essential Role in the Evolution of the Wind Octet|type=D. M. A|publisher=University of Arizona|year=2007}}
- {{cite AV media notes|url=http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.570777&catNum=570777&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English#|last=Smith|first=Fenwick|title=Carl Reinecke: Octet/Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (From the Cradle to the Grave)/Sextet|publisher=Naxos Records|type=CD|id=8.570777|year=2008}}
- {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXKJq-mjxYsC|last=Winther|first=Rodney|title=An Annotated Guide to Wind Chamber Music|publisher=Alfred Music|year=2004|isbn=9781457449970}}
External links
- {{IMSLP2|work=Octet, Op.216 (Reinecke, Carl)|cname=Octet in B-flat major, Op. 216}}
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