Octet, Op.7 (Walter, August)

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Parts

7 more: Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (E♭) • Violin • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

Engraver Krätzschmer
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.[1850]. Plate 1728.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Zentralbibliothek Zürich (CH-Zz): Freihand Mus BG 14965
Only a few pages in the horn part are from the publication, the rest are handwritten copies.
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General Information

Work Title Octet
Alternative. Title
Composer Walter, August
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.7
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAW 17
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Scherzo. Allegro
  3. Andante
  4. Finale. Vivace
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1842/05/02 in Stuttgart; revised 1842/11/02 in Vienna
First Performance. 1842/06/09 in Stuttgart
First Publication. 1850 – Kistner
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Manuscript Sources Universitätsbibliothek Basel (CH-Bu): Handschriftenmagazin UBH kr XX 23 (Manuscript score)
Extra Information Also arranged for Piano 4 Hands (Kistner plate 1729)
Newer editions by Phylloscopus Publications (1995) and Amadeus Verlag (2022)