Luigi Boccherini

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Luigi Boccherini
Pencil drawing of Boccherini by Étienne Mazas after a portrait bust
Born	(1743-02-19)19 February 1743 Lucca, Republic of Lucca
Died	28 May 1805(1805-05-28) (aged 62) Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Occupations	Composer Cellist
Works	List of compositions
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Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini^[1] (/ˌbɒkəˈriːni/,^[2][3] also US: /ˌboʊk-/,^[4][5] 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 a 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.

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.