Structure
Consisting of six movements, the Octet takes almost an hour to perform.
- Adagio – Allegro – Più allegro ;
- Adagio ;
- Allegro vivace – Trio – Allegro vivace ;
- Andante – variations. Un poco più mosso – Più lento ;
- Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto – Coda ;
- Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto – Allegro molto.
The Octet boasts the largest scale for any chamber work by Schubert. It is scored for a clarinet, a bassoon, a horn, two violins, a viola, a cello, and a double bass. This instrumentation is similar to that of the Beethoven Septet, differing only by the addition of a second violin.
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