Guise, Jean François de – Octet for Strings op. 23, No. 3

Guise Jean François de
Octet for wind instruments

Op. 23, No.9

The mixture of woodwind and brass instruments is rather rare in classical chamber music. At most, this instrumentation can be found in symphonic wind music.

Jean François de Guise chose this formation because here he had a wide range of possibilities to draw a play of dominance and subordination.

Everyone may believe that the brass is ostensibly powerful, but that many passages, dominated by the wood, are subordinate and only gain audibility through rhythmic movement, seems less evident.

This octet makes audible what is often lost in modern orchestral music or is only filler. It creates the space for a music that otherwise remains hidden.

Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet in Bb, Trombone, Tuba

 score and parts / 83 pages