Italian Classical period composer Luigi Boccherini was born in 1743 and died in 1805. He lived and worked in Paris and Madrid and was Prussian court composer for a time. He revolutionized cello music. His most famous work is a minuet from his String Quintet in E-major, Opus 13.
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- Luigi Boccherini Contains bibliographic citations of scholarly literature concerning European art music circa 1740-1810, the Classical period, with emphasis on him and Haydn.
- Boccherini, Luigi (1743 - 1805), Italy Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Classic Cat: Boccherini Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Classical Music Archives - Boccherini Works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
- Luigi Boccherini List of films using his music with links to related material from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
- Boccherini, Luigi Brief biography with notes on his chamber music and cello concertos with recommended recordings.