Woodwind quartet

Alternatively the term refers to music composed for this ensemble.

[1] The woodwind quartet, as well as chamber music as a whole, is commonly used as an educational ensemble in schools and universities.

[1] Some composers have also added the piano or harp to the woodwind quartet, such as Franz Danzi in his Quintet in F major, Op.

[5] 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.