Octet in F major, D. 803

Octet in F major, D. 803 is an octet composed by Austrian composer Franz Schubert in 1824. Scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello and double bass, it spans six movements that blend classical forms, long-breathed lyrical melodies and chamber textures, reflecting Schubert's mature approach to large-scale chamber music and extending early 19th-century Viennese chamber traditions.