Franz Lachner'sOctet in B-flat major, Op. 156 is a composition for eightwind instruments composed around 1850.^[1][2] While scored for a chamber ensemble, the work is considered to be symphonic in scope.^[3]

The composition is scored forflute,oboe, 2clarinets , 2horns and 2bassoons. This scoring is shared with the octets composed byTheodore Gouvy (Op. 71) andCarl Reinecke (Op. 216). It is unclear why Lachner elected to replace one of the oboes in the standardHarmonie with a flute, but Rentería notes that, at the time the Octet was composed flutes were beginning to be made out of metal, producing a stronger sound that better blended with the other instruments.^[4]

The composition is in four movements:

1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Scherzo: Allegro assai
4. Finale: Allegro non troppo

A typical performance takes around 25 minutes.

Notes

Sources

• Anderson, Keith (1992).Romantic Wind Music (CD).Marco Polo Records. 8.223356.
• Hoover, Michael (2014-07-10)."First Friday's Program Notes (11 July 2014)". Chicago Symphonic Winds. Retrieved2015-10-03.
• Rentería, Lisa M. (2007).The Bassoon's Essential Role in the Evolution of the Wind Octet(PDF) (D. M. A). University of Arizona.
• Winther, Rodney (2004).An Annotated Guide to Wind Chamber Music. Alfred Music.ISBN 9781457449970.

• Octet in B-flat major, Op.156: Scores at theInternational Music Score Library Project
• "Franz Lachner: Octet in B flat Major, Op.156 (Discussion and Soundbites)". Edition Silvertrust.
• Christiansen, Kai."Franz Lachner: Octet in B-flat major, Op. 156". Earsense.org.

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