| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1842/05/02 in Stuttgart; revised 1842/11/02 in Vienna |
| Genre Categories | Octets; For oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the oboe; |
| Work Title | Octet |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Walter, August |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.7 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAW 17 |
| Key | B-flat major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1842/05/02 in Stuttgart; revised 1842/11/02 in Vienna |
| First Performance. | 1842/06/09 in Stuttgart |
| First Publication. | 1850 – Kistner |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass |
| Manuscript Sources | Universitätsbibliothek Basel (CH-Bu): Handschriftenmagazin UBH kr XX 23 (Manuscript score) |
| Extra Information | Also arranged for Piano 4 Hands (Kistner plate 1729) Newer editions by Phylloscopus Publications (1995) and Amadeus Verlag (2022) |