Luigi Boccherini: Musica Nocturna de las calles de Madrid - Op. 30 n. 6 (Jordi Savall)

Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid comprises these movements:

1. Le campane de l’Ave Maria – The Ave Maria Bell; the main church calls the faithful for the Ave Maria prayers.
2. Il tamburo dei Soldati – The Soldiers’ drum.
3. Minuetto dei Ciechi – The Minuet of the Blind Beggars; Boccherini directed the cellists to place their instruments upon their knees, and strum them, like guitars.
4. Il Rosario (Largo assai, allegro, largo come prima) – The Rosary, a slow section not played in strict time.
5. Passa Calle (Allegro vivo) – The Passacaglia of the Street Singers, known as Los Manolos, lower-class loudmouths; not a true passacaglia, yet imitates their singing. In Spanish, pasacalle denotes “pass along the street”, singing as one seeks amusement.
6. Il tamburo – The drum.
7. Ritirata (Maestoso) – The retreat of the Madrid military night watch; the Watch’s patrol, announcing the curfew, and closing the streets for the night.