String Quintet in C major, Op. 30 No. 6, G. 324 ("La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid")

Luigi Boccherini · 1743–1805 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos

Also known as Night Music of the Streets of Madrid · Quintettino, Op. 30 No. 6

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 1780
Era: Classical

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Street scenes: bells, drums, guitar-style pizzicato, a retreating march

About this work

Le campane de l'Ave Maria
Il tamburo dei soldati
Minuetto dei ciechi
Il Rosario (Largo assai, allegro, largo come prima)
Passa calle (Allegro vivo)
Il tamburo
Ritirata (Maestoso)

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