A woodwind quartet (or wind quartet) is a musical ensemble for four woodwind instruments. Alternatively the term refers to music composed for this ensemble. The most common scoring is flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. The ensemble is also often used as a teaching ensemble in schools and universities and as a concertino group in a concerto grosso.[1][2]
- ^ Rasmussen, Mary; Mattran, Donald (1966). A Teacher's Guide to the Literature of Woodwind Instruments. Durham, NH: Brass and Woodwind Quarterly. pp. 197–198.
- ^ Susan J. Maclagan, A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist (Lanham, MD; Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2009): 142. ISBN 978-0-8108-6728-4.