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:Two rare combinations must be mentioned because of the popularity of one work in each case. Mozart’s ''“Kegelstatt”'' trio for piano, viola and clarinet has been joined by only two other works for that combination in the modern repertoire; [[suite]]s by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]] and [[Max Bruch|Bruch]]. [[Claude Debussy]]’s '''“sonata for flute, viola and harp”'' is a mainstay of his tragically sparse chamber music. There is only one other piece heard for these instruments – a short “elegiac trio” written by [[Arnold Bax]], quite independently of Debussy in the same year.

:Two rare combinations must be mentioned because of the popularity of one work in each case. Mozart’s ''“Kegelstatt”'' trio for piano, viola and clarinet has been joined by only two other works for that combination in the modern repertoire; [[suite]]s by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]] and [[Max Bruch|Bruch]]. [[Claude Debussy]]’s '''“sonata for flute, viola and harp”'' is a mainstay of his tragically sparse chamber music. There is only one other piece heard for these instruments – a short “elegiac trio” written by [[Arnold Bax]], quite independently of Debussy in the same year.

   

   

:*The quartet, whilst finding its most notable expression in its form for strings, is extremely popular when a string trio is joined by a piano. Starting with Mozart’s frequently heard two, many of the greats have a written '''piano quartets''' – [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]] [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Brahms]], [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]], [[Gabriel Fauré|Faure]], [[William Walton|Walton]]. Mozart wrote a popular [[oboe]] quartet. [[Oliver Messiaen]]’s ''“Quartet for the End of Time”'' was written and first performed for piano (out of tune and with keys missing), clarinet, cello (minus one string) and violin whilst he was in a German prisoner of war camp in 1941.

:*The quartet, whilst finding its most notable expression in its form for strings, is extremely popular when a string trio is joined by a piano. Starting with Mozart’s frequently heard two, many of the greats have a written '''piano quartets''' – [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]] [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Brahms]], [[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]], [[Gabriel Fauré|Faure]], [[William Walton|Walton]]. Mozart wrote a popular [[oboe]] quartet. [[Olivier Messiaen]]’s ''“Quartet for the End of Time”'' was written and first performed for piano (out of tune and with keys missing), clarinet, cello (minus one string) and violin whilst he was in a German prisoner of war camp in 1941.

:*The '''quintet''' has had much the same history as the quartet and trio. The two most popular forms are piano or clarinet with string quartet, and the all string form.

:*The '''quintet''' has had much the same history as the quartet and trio. The two most popular forms are piano or clarinet with string quartet, and the all string form.