Boccherini

American  

[bok-uh-ree-nee, boh-kuh-, bawk-ke-ree-nee] / ˌbɒk əˈri ni, ˈboʊ kə-, ˌbɔk kɛˈri ni /

noun

1. Luigi 1743–1805, Italian composer.

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Boccherini British  

/ bokkeˈrini /

noun

1. Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist

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Example Sentences

It even took him to Washington in the summer of 1934 to research and reproduce manuscripts by Vivaldi and other masters of the Italian Baroque like Luigi Boccherini and Muzio Clementi.

From Washington Post

Also on the program: works by Vivaldi and Boccherini.

From Los Angeles Times

In this Spanish-influenced dance to music by Luigi Boccherini, Mejia is almost casual as his silky arms caress the air; his fingers swirl like cream.

From New York Times

Restoration Concerts The Girsky String Quartet is joined by guitarist Almer Imamovic for a program of works by Boccherini, Dvorak and Shostakovich.

From Los Angeles Times

The cello vaults across the later 18th and early 19th century as a fully fledged prima donna: Luigi Boccherini showcases his own virtuosic brilliance and dreams up subtle string quintets, model for Schubert’s masterpiece, his final chamber work, the C major quintet; Haydn pens two joyous concerti, both unearthed in the mid-20th century, while Beethoven’s five, indelible career-spanning sonatas open the gates to the instrument’s Romantic period.

From The Guardian