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He composed from an early age, mainly chamber music, but there is an [[opera]], sacred music and some symphonies to his credit and his cello concertos are popular today. He wrote many hundreds of sonatas, trios, quartets and quintets for string instruments, including 9 [[guitar]] quintets which are among his most popular works.
He composed from an early age, mainly chamber music, but there is an [[opera]], sacred music and some symphonies to his credit and his cello concertos are popular today. He wrote many hundreds of sonatas, trios, quartets and quintets for string instruments, including 9 [[guitar]] quintets which are among his most popular works.
*His most well-known work is a minuet ([Luigi Boccherini: Minuetto (classical)|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSE15tLBdso]) and it is one of those pieces of music that is so instantly familiar it sounds clichéd.
*His most well-known work is a minuet ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSE15tLBdso Luigi Boccherini: Minuetto (classical)]) and it is one of those pieces of music that is so instantly familiar it sounds clichéd.
*Part of a string quintet was adapted for inclusion in the soundtrack of the movie, ''“Master and Commander”''.
*Part of a string quintet was adapted for inclusion in the soundtrack of the movie, ''“Master and Commander”''.