Luigi Boccherini

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Luigi Boccherini was an Italian Classical-era composer and cellist best known for his chamber music, particularly his string quintets and cello works.

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Boccherini 1

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instanceOf Classical-era composer
cellist
composer
human
birthCountry Grand Duchy of Tuscany
birthDate 1743-02-19
birthPlace Lucca
composedForEnsemble chamber orchestra
string quartet
string quintet
composedForInstrument cello
guitar
countryOfCitizenship Italy
deathCountry Spain
deathDate 1805-05-28
deathPlace Madrid
employedBy Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
Infante Luis Antonio of Spain
Spanish court
linked to: Spanish royal court
familyName Boccherini
linked to: Luigi Boccherini
father Leopoldo Boccherini
genre cello music
chamber music
string quintet
givenName Luigi
influenced later chamber music composers
influencedBy Joseph Haydn
instrument cello
languageOfName Italian
movement Classical period
name Luigi Boccherini
notableFor contributions to cello repertoire
development of the string quintet genre
notableWork Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482
Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479
Guitar Quintets, G. 445–453
Minuet from String Quintet in E major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275
String Quintets, Op. 11
numberOfStringQuintets over 100
occupation cellist
composer
residence Lucca
Madrid
sibling Giovanni Gastone Boccherini
linked to: Leopoldo Boccherini
studiedIn Rome
styleCharacteristic lyrical melodies
refined chamber textures
virtuosic cello writing

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Luigi Boccherini name Luigi Boccherini
Luigi Boccherini familyName Boccherini
linked to: Luigi Boccherini