Luigi Boccherini
Italian composer and cellist (1743–1805)
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Luigi Boccherini was an Italian composer and cellist who lived from 1743 to 1805 and created music during the Classical period. He is remembered as an important figure in music history whose works, particularly for string instruments, contributed to the development of chamber music in the 18th century.
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- Born
- 1743
- Died
- 1805
- Works
- 95
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- Collection des quintetti de Boccherini pour deux violons, alto et deux violoncelles
- Sei sonate di cembalo e violino obbligato
- La confederazione de i Sabini con Roma
- Epistolario
- Sinfonia concertante in C major
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Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (/ˌbɒkəˈriːni/, also US: /ˌboʊk-/; Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni] ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classical musical centers. He is best known for the minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B flat major (G 482). The latter work was long known in the heavily altered version by German cellist and prolific arranger Friedrich Grützmacher, but has recently been restored to its original version. He is also particularly well known for his Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Night Music of the Streets of Madrid).
Boccherini's output also includes several guitar quintets. The final movement of the Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D (G 448) is a fandango, a lively Spanish dance.
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