I have been spending a lot of time lately arranging many of Schubert’s works for different sizes of wind ensemble.
I have arranged the following works: Ave Maria, Various Impromptus, March Heroique No 1, all 3 March Militaires, various Moments Musical, Octet, Wind Octet, Rosamunde Incidental Music and various movements form his Symphonies.
Schubert’s Wind Octet D.72
Written for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons.
Composed in 1813, and published in 1889, Schubert's wind octet D72 is incomplete.
The minuet and trio, and finale exist, along with a fragment of 100 bars of the first movement.
The 2nd slow movement (if there was one) is missing.
i have completed the first movement:
My reasonings are as follows:
The "fragment" seems to show the end of the development, flowing into the recapitulation.
My completion has the exposition starting in the key of F, and 2nd theme modulating into the Dominant C major.
An optional repeat has been added, the 2nd time bar has a diminished 7th chord.
I have created a new development section in D minor, using themes from the "fragment" , which then leads into the start of the "fragment"., which leads to the recapitulation.
This has both themes in F and brings the movement to an end.
The new movement is 232 bars long.
I have made some light tweaks to Schubert's original work. My new 1st mvt. lasts 5 mins 2 seconds without my repeat. (About 7 mins 20 secs with)
I have the complete wind octet here.
I have also arranged the octet for wind dectet (addition of 2 flutes) and bass.