Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
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Composition Year | 1795 |
Genre Categories | Quintets; For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos; Scores featuring the violin; |
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Work Title | 2 String Quintets |
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Composer | Boccherini, Luigi |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | G.376-377 ; Op.51 in Boccherini's autograph catalogue, published as Op. 47 No.6 and Op.37 No.24 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ILB 73 |
Key | E-flat major ; C major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1795 |
First Publication. | 1813 (G.376), 1811-12 (G.377) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (viola 2 replacing cello 1) |
Opus numbering of Boccherini's œuvre is always confusing.
This quintet is numbered by the publisher as opus 37 No.1, but by Boccherini himself as op. 51 No.2, and in the first edition as op.37, No.24.
Yves Gerard has given this work the G-number 377.