Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini (1743–1805) was a classical-era composer and celli… Read Full Bio ↴Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini (1743–1805) was a classical-era composer and cellist from Italy.
Boccherini was born on the 19th February 1743 in Lucca, Italy, to a musical family. His father, a cellist and double bass player, sent Luigi to study in Rome in 1757 and, after various concert tours, in 1769 his talents brought him to the Spanish court in Madrid, where he was employed by Don Luis, the younger brother of King Charles III. There he flourished under royal patronage, until one day the King expressed his disapproval at a passage in a new trio, and ordered Boccherini to change it. The composer, no doubt irritated with this intrusion into his art, doubled the passage instead, leading to his immediate dismissal.
Among his patrons were the French consul Lucien Bonaparte and King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, himself an amateur cellist, flautist, and avid supporter of the arts. Boccherini fell on hard times following the deaths of his Spanish patron, two wives, and two daughters, and he died in poverty on the 28th May 1805, being survived by two sons.
He wrote a large amount of chamber music, including over a hundred string quintets for two violins, viola, and two cellos (a type which he pioneered, in contrast with the then common scoring for two violins, two violas, and one cello), nearly a hundred string quartets, and a number of string trios and sonatas (including at least nineteen for the cello), as well as a series of guitar quintets. His orchestral music includes around thirty symphonies and twelve virtuoso cello concertos.
Boccherini's style is characterised by the typical charm of the rococo, lightness, and optimism, and exhibits much melodic and rhythmic invention, coupled with frequent influences from the guitar tradition of his adopted country, Spain.
Boccherini was born on the 19th February 1743 in Lucca, Italy, to a musical family. His father, a cellist and double bass player, sent Luigi to study in Rome in 1757 and, after various concert tours, in 1769 his talents brought him to the Spanish court in Madrid, where he was employed by Don Luis, the younger brother of King Charles III. There he flourished under royal patronage, until one day the King expressed his disapproval at a passage in a new trio, and ordered Boccherini to change it. The composer, no doubt irritated with this intrusion into his art, doubled the passage instead, leading to his immediate dismissal.
Among his patrons were the French consul Lucien Bonaparte and King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, himself an amateur cellist, flautist, and avid supporter of the arts. Boccherini fell on hard times following the deaths of his Spanish patron, two wives, and two daughters, and he died in poverty on the 28th May 1805, being survived by two sons.
He wrote a large amount of chamber music, including over a hundred string quintets for two violins, viola, and two cellos (a type which he pioneered, in contrast with the then common scoring for two violins, two violas, and one cello), nearly a hundred string quartets, and a number of string trios and sonatas (including at least nineteen for the cello), as well as a series of guitar quintets. His orchestral music includes around thirty symphonies and twelve virtuoso cello concertos.
Boccherini's style is characterised by the typical charm of the rococo, lightness, and optimism, and exhibits much melodic and rhythmic invention, coupled with frequent influences from the guitar tradition of his adopted country, Spain.
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Minuet VERSE 1 I wasn’t looking for nothing Just some clubbing A sl…
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@YCCC1963
@@da96103
What?
I think you might mean Händel....
In which case I'd agree with you regarding the Water Music - but he wrote some brilliant stuff. Try Dixit Dominus, or Rinaldo.
And there's nothing wrong with Joseph Haydn.
Try
Trumpet Concerto in E Flat major.
Symphony 44
Symphony 49
Symphony 104
Just for starters.
@erichmichaelis7521
Этот менуэт играл в довоенное время струнный
оркестр под управлением Даниеля Григорьевича
Фишер в городе Маркс на Волге. Мой отец Фридрих
Михаэлис играл в этом оркестре на мандолине.
Позже, в послевоенное время мой отец играл по
памяти пьесы, которые исполнялись в свое время
оркестром. Таким образом у меня были на слуху
все эти пьесы. И среди них этот менуэт. Получается
так, что это музыка моего детства. Спасибо за эту
дорогую для меня музыку! Привет из Германии!
@sandyr5407
10 yo me drinking apple juice from a wine glass
@josukehigashikata2248
XD
@chillymoozy7093
Hahah lol
@JulioLopez-xz5kx
🧐
@chillymoozy7093
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@m4t3jk04
Im 9 yo and you are so right
@nikitaroque9189
This is one of those classical pieces that everyone has heard, but doesn't know about.
@Qwerty-xi2zs
Yep
@latonyanewsome0
Right! I've recently began taking violin lessons. This is the song in Suzuki book 2. I was like wait a minute I've heard this song. It's in Guess Who, the beginning of 2012, and the Doritos commercial with the elephant that slaps everyone.
@MatthewForanMarketing
I love chamber music. Just learned about Boccherini on NPR.