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

Content: 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. Roles
In addition to its use as a chamber ensemble, the woodwind quartet may function as a concertino group in a concerto grosso. Examples are the Quadruple Concerto for woodwind quartet and orchestra (1935) by Jean Françaix, and the Concerto Grosso for woodwind quartet and wind ensemble (1959) by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Paul Hindemith added a harp to the woodwind quartet in his Concerto for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, and orchestra (1949). Woodwind quartet repertoire
20th century
Karl Goepfart (1859–1942), Wind Quartet in D minor, Op. 93 (1907)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), Quartet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (1928)
Jean René Désiré Françaix (1912–1997), Quartet for winds (1933)
Frank Bridge (1879–1941), Divertimenti (Prelude, Nocturne, Scherzetto, and Bagatelle) (1934–1938)
Arthur Berger (1912–2003), Quartet for Winds in C Major (1941)
Jesús Bal y Gay (1905-1993), Divertimento para cuatro instrumentos de viento (1942)
Elliott Carter (1908–2012), Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for woodwind quartet (1950)
Milton Babbitt (1916–2011), Woodwind Quartet (1953)
Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981), Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon (1956)
Mario Davidovsky (born 1934), Three Pieces for woodwind quartet (1956)
Nancy Van de Vate (born 1930), Woodwind Quartet (1964)
Steven R. Gerber (born 1948), Woodwind Quartet (1967)
Gloria Coates (born 1938), Five Abstractions of the Poems by Emily Dickinson, for woodwind quartet (1975)
21st century
Michael Edward Edgerton (born 1961), le Critérion, for woodwind quartet (2000/2008)
David Carlson (born 1952), Woodwind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon) (2010)
Notable wind quartets
Tetrawind
BHS wind quartet
See also
Brass Quartet
References
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