February 19 - Luigi Boccherini (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 19th are here: Luigi Boccherini (2020), Adelina Patti (2021), Elfrida Andrée; Tobias Matthay (2022), and Elfrida Andrée; Luigi Boccherini (2023)

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Luigi Boccherini (19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian cello and extremely prolific composer, mostly for his instrument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voicing

Did Boccherini make quartets more mellow

By beefing up the part assigned to cello?

Or was it merely gauche and out of place

To give so much attention to the bass?

Either way, the feat was, on the whole a

Better thing than stressing the viola.

 

 

 

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