Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Nationality: Italian | Spanish

Born: February 19, 1743, Lucca Died: May 28, 1805, Madrid (age 62)

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String Quintet in A major, Op. 29, No. 4, G.316

(for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos)

6:50	I.	Allegro moderato
3:48	II.	Minuetto
7:08	III.	Largo. Cantabile
3:41	IV.	Presto. Il ballo tedesco

Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1779 (age 35-36)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:50

I Virtuosi della Rotonda

I. Allegro moderato

3:48

I Virtuosi della Rotonda

II. Minuetto

7:08

I Virtuosi della Rotonda

III. Largo. Cantabile

3:41

I Virtuosi della Rotonda

IV. Presto. Il ballo tedesco

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Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778)

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Nationality: Italian

Born: September 3, 1704, Rome Died: March 5, 1778, Rome (age 73)

glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
ballo [I]—dance, ball, ballet; a suite of movements for dancing
cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet.
Tedesca [It]—17th century Italian word for the allemande, e.g. a dance of German origin. In the classical era, used for a quick triple meter dance (e.g. Ländler)
tedesco, tedesca [I]—German; in the German style