Boccherini's Minuet for Recorder

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 with melody and chords for Recorder, 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: Recorder

- Level: Medium

- Score Type: Solo Score

- Tempo: Medium

- Genre: Romantic

- Composer: Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini

- Year Composed: 1876

- Pages (approximate): 2