Quintet in F

Quintet for oboe (or clarinet), violin, viola, cello and piano. French composer, organist and arranger Theodore Dubois lived from 1837-1924. �He won the Prix de Rome in 1861. �From 1871 he taught at the Paris Conservatoire, with the eminent composers Paul Dukas and Florent Schmitt among his pupils. �Dubois was director of the Conservatoire from 1896 (succeeding Thomas upon the latter's death) to 1905. He was forced to resign after his refusal to award the Prix de Rome to Maurice Ravel created a substantial public outcry.