Wind octet - kangaku hachijuusou

Japanese: 管楽八重奏 - かんがくはちじゅうそう
Wind octet - kangaku hachijuusou

...That is, a quartet consisting of only string instruments is called a string quartet, and when a piano is added, it is called a piano quintet. There were also chamber music pieces consisting of only wind instruments, such as a wind octet. Chamber music is characterized by the fact that each instrument works equally well together, showing intricate movements, and that despite the small ensemble, it produces a rich expressive effect. The most popular of these is the string quartet, consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "wind octet" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,弦楽器のみの四重奏は弦楽四重奏,それにピアノが加わった場合にはピアノ五重奏,などという。また,管楽八重奏といったように,ときには管楽器のみによる室内楽も存在した。室内楽は,各楽器が均等な関係でわたり合って精緻な動きをみせ,小編成ながら味わい深い表現効果をあげることを特徴としているが,その中で最も好まれたのは,バイオリン2,ビオラ,チェロによる弦楽四重奏である。…

※「管楽八重奏」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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