Title: Woodwind quartet - Wikipedia
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Woodwind quartet
Contents
Sound
Roles
Woodwind quartet repertoire
20th century
21st century
Notable wind quartets
See also
References

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Woodwind quartet
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Not to be confused with wind quartet. Ensemble layout
A woodwind quartet (or wind quartet) is a musical ensemble for four woodwind instruments. Alternatively the term refers to music composed for this ensemble. The most common scoring is flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. The ensemble is also often used as a teaching ensemble in schools and universities and as a concertino group in a concerto grosso. Contents
1 Sound
2 Roles
3 Woodwind quartet repertoire
3.1 20th century
3.2 21st century
4 Notable wind quartets
5 See also
6 References
Sound
The woodwind quartet contains four instruments from different subgroups of the woodwind family. This gives the ensemble a wide range with different timbres in different ranges. The flute and oboe provide the high tones, the bassoon the low tones, and the clarinet both the high and low tones. Despite its timbral variety, the available repertoire for this ensemble is smaller compared to other chamber music ensembles. One reason is that the instrumentation of a woodwind quartet resembles that of a woodwind quintet, which has a larger repertoire.