**Not for sale outside of the UK and Commonwealth** Franz Schubert 's Octet In F major D 803 for Clarinet (B flat/C), Bassoon, Horn (F/C), 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass. This composition was modelled on Beethoven’s Septet op. 20, whose Divertimento character and six-part layout were adopted by Schubert , although he merely expanded the instrumentation by adding a second Violin. In a letter he numbered his octet amongst the chamber music works with which he desired to blaze a “path to the great symphony”. It can no longer be ascertained whether the composition was commissioned by Count Ferdinand Troyer, who had a musical salon in Vienna and played the Clarinet. We only know that Schubert composed the work at the beginning of 1824, taking only a few weeks to do so and that it was performed at Troyer’s shortly afterwards. Today it is one of the most popular larger chamber music works.
Octet In F major D 803
| Instrument | Bas, Cello, Fagot, Fiol(Duet), Valthorn, Viola |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Klassisk |
| Typ (fx Lärobok, samling m.m.) | Stämmor |
| Sidor | 152 |
| Media | Noter |
| Serie | Henle Urtext Editions |
| Publisher/Producent | Henle Verlag |
| Bidragsgivare | Schubert, Franz (Composer) Jost, Peter (Editor) |
| Språk | Engelska, French, Tysk |
| ISMN | 9790201805627 |