Guitar Quintets, G. 445–453

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Guitar Quintets, G. 445–453 are a celebrated set of chamber works by Luigi Boccherini that combine guitar with string instruments and are among the most important early pieces in the classical guitar repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition set
guitar quintet
arrangedFor guitar and string quartet
associatedWith Luigi Boccherini guitar repertoire
Spanish musical style
catalogueNumber G. 445
G. 446 NERFINISHED
G. 447
G. 448 NERFINISHED
G. 449
G. 450
G. 451
G. 452
G. 453
composer Luigi Boccherini NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Spain
dedicatedTo Marquis de Benavente NERFINISHED
ensembleType string quartet with guitar
form multi-movement chamber works
genre Classical music
hasPart Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448 NERFINISHED
Guitar Quintet in E minor, G. 451 NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance among the earliest substantial works for guitar and strings
influenced 19th-century guitar chamber music
instrumentation cello
guitar
two violins
viola
keyWorkOf Boccherini guitar oeuvre
language instrumental
notableFor early use of guitar in chamber music
importance in early classical guitar repertoire
oftenRecordedBy classical guitarists
string quartets
originallyComposedFor cello and string quartet
performancePractice uses classical guitar rather than romantic guitar in modern performances
period Classical era
scoring guitar and string quartet
typicalPerformanceContext chamber music recital
concert performance

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Luigi Boccherini notableWork Guitar Quintets, G. 445–453