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Unlike the string quartet with its homogeneous blend of color, the instruments in a wind quintet differ from each other considerably in technique, idiom, and timbre. The modern wind quintet sprang from the ensemble favored in the court of Joseph II in late 18th century Vienna: 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 oboes, and 2 bassoons. The influence of Haydn's chamber writing suggested similar possibilities for winds, and advancements in the building of these instruments in that period made them more useful in small ensemble settings, leading composers to attempt smaller combinations.

However, it was Antoine Reicha's 24 quintets, begun in 1811, and the 9 quintets of Franz Danzi that established the genre, and their pieces are still standards of the repertoire . Though the form fell out of favor in the latter half of the 19th century, there has been renewed interest in the form by leading composers in the 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre, and today the wind quintet is a standard chamber ensemble, valued for its versatility and variety of tone color.

1 Wind quintet composers

1.1 Nineteenth Century

• Antoine Reicha (1770 – 1836) Wrote 24 wind quintets, as well as some independent movements
• Franz Danzi (1763 – 1826) Wrote 9 wind quintets

1.2 Twentieth Century

• Carl NielsenCarl August Nielsen ( June 9, 1865 October 3, 1931) was a Danish composer. He is probably the best known composer from Denmark. Nielsen was born in Sortelung, not far from the city of Odense. His family was relatively poor, but he was still able to learn (1865 – 1931)
• Frank BridgeFrank Bridge ( February 26, 1879 January 10, 1941) was an English composer. Bridge was born in Brighton and studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1899 to 1903 under Charles Villiers Stanford and others. He played the viola in a number of st (1879 – 1941)
• Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos ( March 5, 1887 November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer. Heitor Villa-Lobos, also known as Hector Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro. He learned music from his father, who was a widely-read, highly-cultured amateur musician (and (1887 - 1959)
• Arnold SchoenbergArnold Schoenberg (the anglicized form of Schonberg Schoenberg changed the spelling officially when he became a U. citizen) ( September 13, 1874 July 13, 1951) was a composer, born in Vienna, Austria. He is particularly remembered as one of the first comp (1874 - 1951)
• Darius MilhaudDarius Milhaud ( September 4, 1892 June 22, 1974) was a French- Jewish composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence and studied in Paris under Charles Wido (1892 – 1974)
• Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith ( November 16, 1895 December 28, 1963) was a German classical composer, violist, teacher, theorist and conductor. Biography Born in Hanau, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child, but his parents objected to his musical ambitions, and he (1895 – 1963)
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