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The octet is a group of 8 players or singers. Although Schubert wrote the Octet Opus 166 in F Major, D 803 for mixed ensembles of wind and strings, most octets were written for the String Octet, which actually contains of 2 String quartets. Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings Opus 20 in E flat, a brilliant work by a 16-year-old genius, is a good example of such composition. Also common is the Wind Octet, usually with two each of oboes, horns, bassoons and clarinets. A few of Mozart's finest serenades were such.





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