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Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work by Stephen S. Stratton
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Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini
composers/musicians. Within this scenario, Niccolo Paganini’s contributions are noteworthy because his
compositions inspired other composers and revolutionized the context of western music. Besides, he is
the instigator behind the inculcation of modernity within the scenario of ‘violin technique’. Personal life
Paganini was born in the year 1782 in a city in Italy named as Genoa.
His father (say, Antonio) was a trader by profession, who is interested in music. Besides, his mother’s
name was Teresa. His father helped him to learn the basic lessons in music, especially to play mandolin.
Gradually, he lost interest in mandolin and selected violin. But Paganini gained mastery in playing violin
and his father decided to introduce him to famous musicians. To be specific, Paganini was able to learn
more from renowned teachers, named as Gasparo Ghiretti and Ferdinando Paer.
Both these teachers deeply influenced his composition style. Later, Paganini traveled to different cities
like Livorno, Lucca, and Florence. Besides, he conducted concert tours in different part
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This year will mark the 175th anniversary of the death of the legendary violinist Nicoló Paganini. Regarded as the most famous violinist of all time, Paganini is remembered in history for his supreme virtuosity and technique, but his life is also shadowed in mystery and lore.
Born in 1782, Paganini spent most of his childhood in Genoa, Italy, where he was taught music by his father, an amateur musician, and later by Giovanni Cervetto and Giacomo Costa. At age of 13 he was able to raise money to study for a year in Parma, where he studied composition — for, he had already mastered the violin. Later, Paganini found success in Lucca, though audiences criticized his unorthodox behavior on stage (playing jokes, such as animal sounds). Here he also found stable income playing alongside his brother, Carlo, in the republican orchestra. From 1810 onward Paganini toured Europe, playing and composing. More notable events include a series of romantic liaisons (with one he eloped; another gave him his only child, Achille Ciro Alessandro), the publications of his biography by Jul
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