#ClassicsaDay #OctoberOctet Week 2

The Classics a Day team decided October was the month to feature octets. Granted, it is the tenth month of the year, but the word "detects" isn't as alliterative. The mix of instruments that make up an octet varies. Some composers wrote for double string quartet, some for wind instruments, and some for a blend of instruments.

Here are my posts for the second week of #OctoberOctet.

10/11/21 Igor Stravinsky: Octet

This octet has a very unusual combination of instruments. It comprises of a flute, two clarinets (in B-flat and A), two bassoons, two trumpets (in C and A), and two trombones (tenor and bass).

10/12/21 Carl Reinecke: Octet in B-flat major Op. 216

Reinecke wrote his wind octet in 1892. It's for flute, oboe, two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons.

10/13/21 Felix Weingartner: Octet in G major Op. 73

Felix Weingartner's fame stems primarily from his conducting (and ground-breaking recordings). but he also considered himself equally a composer. His octet was written in 1925.

10/14/21 Joachim Raff: String Octet in C major Op. 176

Raff completed his string octet in 1872. It's scored for four violins, two violas, and two cellos; in essence, a double string quartet.

10/15/21 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel: Octet in E-flat major

Pleyel was a student of Haydn. This is one of two wind octets he wrote. It's scored for two oboes, two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons (with optional doubling with a contrabass).

Ralph Graves

Ralph has been a classical music programmer and host at WTJU since 1982. He’s also a published author and composer. Ralph’s music is available on Fleur de Sol and ERM Recordings and Soundcloud.

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