6 String Quartets, G.171-176 (Op.9) (Boccherini, Luigi)

		Movements/Sections 6 quartets Quartet in C minor, G.171 1. Allegro (C minor) 2. Larghetto (E♭ major) 3. Minuetto (E♭ major), Trio (A♭ major) 4. Presto (C minor) Quartet in D minor, G.172 1. Grave, Allegro (D minor) 2. Larghetto (B♭ major) 3. Allegretto con moto (D minor) Quartet in F major, G.173 1. Largo, Allegro (F major) 2. Largo cantabile (B♭ major) 3. Minuetto (F major), Trio (G minor) Quartet in E♭ major, G.174 1. Adagio (E♭ major) 2. Allegro (E♭ major) 3. Minuetto (E♭ major), Trio (A♭ major) Quartet in D major, G.175 1. Andante con moto (D major) 2. Allegro assai (D major) 3. Rondo. Allegro (D major) Quartet in E major, G.176 1. Andante grazioso (E major) 2. Allegretto (E major) 3. Minuetto (A major), Trio (A minor) 4. Allegro assai (E major) Composition Year 1770 Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players

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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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First edition

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Paris: Venier, n.d. (1772)

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Title: "Sei Quartetti per due Violini Alto e Violoncello Dedicati Alli Sig.ri Diletanti di Madrid da Luigi Boccherini. Opera Xa. Libro terzo di quartetti. Nuovamente stampati a spese di G.B. Venier. Gravés par M. la V.e Leclair. A Paris. Chez M.r Venier [...]"

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 Violin 1
*#191046 - 1.31MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 146x⇩

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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
*#191049 - 0.86MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 77x⇩

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Amsterdam: J.J. Hummel, n.d. Plate 313.

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"Oeuvre VII" on title page
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Paris: Boyer (obscured by Louis' label), n.d.

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General Information

Work Title	6 String Quartets, G.171-176 (Op.9)
Alternative Title

Composer	Boccherini, Luigi
Opus/Catalogue Number	G.171-176 ; Op.9 in Boccherini's autograph catalogue, published as Op.10
Movements/Sections	6 quartets Quartet in C minor, G.171 1. Allegro (C minor) 2. Larghetto (E♭ major) 3. Minuetto (E♭ major), Trio (A♭ major) 4. Presto (C minor) Quartet in D minor, G.172 1. Grave, Allegro (D minor) 2. Larghetto (B♭ major) 3. Allegretto con moto (D minor) Quartet in F major, G.173 1. Largo, Allegro (F major) 2. Largo cantabile (B♭ major) 3. Minuetto (F major), Trio (G minor) Quartet in E♭ major, G.174 1. Adagio (E♭ major) 2. Allegro (E♭ major) 3. Minuetto (E♭ major), Trio (A♭ major) Quartet in D major, G.175 1. Andante con moto (D major) 2. Allegro assai (D major) 3. Rondo. Allegro (D major) Quartet in E major, G.176 1. Andante grazioso (E major) 2. Allegretto (E major) 3. Minuetto (A major), Trio (A minor) 4. Allegro assai (E major)
Year/Date of Composition	1770
First Publication	1772
Dedication	"Alli Signori Diletanti di Madrid"
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	String Quartet

Misc. Comments

The quartet G.173 originally began with a Largo (as a slow introduction to the Allegro) omitted in all the printed editions. For a score of the Largo see C. Speck, Boccherinis Streichquartette, München 1987, 94-95.