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  1. Boccherini was born into a musical family in Lucca, Italy in 1743. [6] He was the third child of Leopoldo Boccherini, a cellist and double-bass player, and the brother of Giovanni Gastone Boccherini, a poet and dancer who wrote libretti for Antonio Salieri and Joseph Haydn. [7] Luigi received his first music lessons at age five by his father ...

  2. Pencil drawing of Luigi Boccherini by Etienne Mazas after a portrait bust. The following is a complete list of compositions of classical composer Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805). Boccherini's works were catalogued by the French musicologist Yves Gérard (1932–2020) in the Gérard catalog, published in London (1969), hence the "G" numbers for his ...

  3. May 24, 2024 · Luigi Boccherini (born February 19, 1743, Lucca [Italy]—died May 28, 1805, Madrid, Spain) was an Italian composer and cellist who influenced the development of the string quartet as a musical genre and who composed the first music for a quintet for strings, as well as a quintet for strings and piano. His approximately 500 works also include ...

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  4. Symphony in D Major, G. 521. 4 Symphony 1790 Play. Guitar Quintet No. 7 in E Minor, G. 451. 3 String Quintet 1799 Play. String Quintet in E Major, G. 275. 3 String Quintet 1771 Play. Guitar Quintet No. 1 in D Minor, G. 445. 2 String Quintet 1798 Play. Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448.

  5. Category:Boccherini, Luigi. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. (work in progress) The "G" number, by the way, is derived from the catalogue of Boccherini's works prepared by Yves Gérard in 1969.

  6. Boccherini was appointed as a cellist and composer at the royal court, earning a substantial annual endowment. During his tenure at the court, Boccherini composed prolifically, producing numerous quintets and sextets for strings and flute or oboe. His famous Six String Quartets, G 177–182, also date from this period. Personal Life and Later Years

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  8. Boccherini admired Haydn greatly, and was strongly influenced by Haydn's style. This influence was so obvious that music lovers of the day fondly proclaimed "Boccherini is the wife of Haydn". During his long career, he wrote an impressive number of large-scale chamber works. His output includes 91 string quartets (Haydn wrote 83), an ...

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