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Description Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main pageContentsCurrent eventsRandom articleAbout WikipediaContact us Contribute HelpLearn to editCommunity portalRecent changesUpload fileSpecial pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Background 2 Structure Toggle Structure subsection 2.1 Minuet 3 Arrangements 4 Other uses 5 References 6 External links Toggle the table of contents 6 languages DeutschEspañolFrançaisItaliano日本語Português Edit links ArticleTalk English ReadView history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions ReadView history General What links hereRelated changesUpload filePermanent linkPage informationCite this pageGet shortened URL Print/export Download as PDFPrintable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide 1775 quintet by Luigi Boccherini The String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), by Luigi Boccherini was written in 1771 and published in 1775. The quintet is famous for its minuet third movement which is frequently played as a standalone piece outside of the context of the full quintet.[1] Background This string quintet is a "cello quintet" in that it is scored for a string quartet (two violins, viola, cello) with a second cello as the fifth instrument. At the time of this composition, Boccherini had been writing string quartets for about ten years. In 1771, Boccherini's patron Don Luis, the brother of King Charles III of Spain, began to employ the Font String Quartet, composed of violist Francisco Font and his three sons. The Font String Quartet performed many of Boccherini’s works, and for a time Boccherini wrote almost exclusively for them.[2] Boccherini's ability to join the Font quartet as a cellist may have led him to use two cellos in his string quintets rather than two violas, as was common in Europe, such as in Mozart's work.[3] Boccherini’s first set of string quintets, his Op. 10, were also composed in 1771.[4] His second set, Op. 13, consisted of six quintets, most notably No. 5 in E major. This became Boccherini’s most famous work even though, when published, it received no special recognition.[5] Structure The quintet has four movements: AmorosoAllegro e con spiritoMinuetto, Trio (A major)Rondeau, andante Minuet The third movement of the quintet is notably the most famous, and is the most often performed of all the movements. It is in 34 time, in the key of A major modulating to D major. In the beginning of the movement, the first violin plays a simple, elegant melody, while the viola and cello have eighth note pizzicato. The second violin, on the other hand, has quick sixteenth note slurs which contain many string crossings. As Elisabeth Le Guin puts it in Boccherini’s Body: An Essay in Carnal Musicology, "The second violinist has no time for galanterie; he must concentrate on keeping the constant string crossings reasonable even through the length of the bow."[1] The first eight measures are shown below. Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can download the audio file. Arrangements The quintet, and especially its minuet, have been arranged many times.[6] Arrangements of the minuet are also used in the Suzuki method.[7] Other uses The minuet has been used extensively in popular media including movies, television and video games, often to denote settings within high society. For instance, it has been used in the films The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Time of Their Lives (1946), the British black comedy The Ladykillers (1955), in the music-box music in Two Rode Together (1961), and in the Soviet animated film Alice in Wonderland (1981). References ^ a b de Guin, Elisabeth, "Boccherini's body: an essay in carnal musicology", p. 157, 2006, University of California Press, Berkeley, ISBN 0-520-24017-0 ^ Rothschild, Germaine de, "Luigi Boccherini: His Life and Work", p. 37, 1965, Oxford UP, London ^ Heartz, Daniel, "Music in European Capitals: The Galant Style, 1720–1780", p. 984, 2003, Norton, New York, ISBN 0-393-05080-7 ^ Heartz, Daniel, "Music in European Capitals: The Galant Style, 1720–1780", p. 980, 2003, Norton, New York, ISBN 0-393-05080-7 ^ Gérard, Yves, "Thematic, Bibliographical, and Critical Catalogue of the Works of Luigi Boccherini", p. 306, 1969, Oxford UP, London ^ "String Quintet in E major, G.275 (Boccherini, Luigi) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2025-12-31. ^ "Suzuki Violin School, Volume 2". www.alfred.com. Retrieved 2025-12-31. External links Score and arrangements of the quintet: at the International Music Score Library Project Performance by Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Institute from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format Luigi BoccheriniList of compositionsWorks Cello Concerto No. 2 Cello Concerto No. 9 Clementina Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid Stabat Mater String Quintet in E major Symphony Op. 12 No. 4 in D minor ("La Casa del Diavolo") Related articles Boccherini Inlet Boccherini Quintet Cello concerto Cyclic form Category Portal: Classical Music Authority control databases MusicBrainz work source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quintet_in_E_major,_Op._11,_No._5_(Boccherini)#Minuet Search Search Toggle the table of contents String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5 (Boccherini) 6 languages Add topic
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