Boccherini's Minuet for Tenor Saxophone

An instant classic when it was composed it has remained a favorite ever since and Minuet composed in 1876 from String Quintet in E Major Opus 11 Number 5 (G 275) is Boccherinis best known composition. It has been featured in numeours films including The Good Wife, Alienation of Affection, Beur sur la ville, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, The Vampire Diaries, Family Guy, A League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Master and Commander The Far Side of the World, A League of Their Own, Tiny Toon Adventures and The Muppet Show





Lead Sheet transposed to Bb with melody and chords for Tenor Saxophone including a non-transposed version in C for easy accompaniment, arranged by Lars Christian Lundholm.

Boccherini's Minuet is also known by alternative title: Minuet de Boccherini, String Quintet in E Major Opus 11 Number 5 (G 275).



- Instrumentation: Tenor Saxophone

- Level: Medium

- Score Type: Solo Score

- Tempo: Medium

- Genre: Romantic

- Composer: Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini

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