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	Niccolò Paganini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy on 27 October, 1782, to Antonio and Teresa (née Bocciardo) Paganini.
		Paganini developed the set of concert variations for solo violin, characteristically taking a simple, apparently naïve theme, and alternating lyrical variations with a ruminative, improvisatory character that depended for effect on the warmth of his phrasing, with bravura extravagances that left his audiences gasping.
		Though Paganini's composition was not considered truly polyphonic (Eugène Ysaÿe once criticised, that the solo/instrumental accompaniment to Paganini's music was too "guitar like", lacking any character of polyphonism), he expanded the timbre and colour of the instrument to levels previously unknown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niccolo_Paganini (1378 words)

	Niccolo Paganini Biography / Biography of Niccolo Paganini Biography Biography
		The Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) inaugurated the century of the virtuoso and was its brightest star.
		Niccolo Paganini was born on Oct. 27, 1782, in Genoa of musically ambitious parents.
		Paganini's career was checkered: gambling, love affairs, rumors of his being in league with the devil, and rumors of imprisonment, which he frequently denied in letters to the press.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-niccolo-paganini (634 words)

	Music - Niccolò Paganini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Paganini's life is a bit of a mystery, he was a wanderer and a man of genius.
		Paganini had to stop performing in 1834, because of his bad health and stayed in Paris, where he died in 1840.
		Paganini influenced composers and players with his virtuosity - Chopin, Liszt, Schumann and Brahms were inspired by him.
	home.hccnet.nl /arnoud.de.bruijn/html/music/MusicPaganini.htm (151 words)

	Legendary Violinists. Niccolo Paganini
		Paganini was retained as 2nd violinist, and then was made solo court violinist (1807).
		Paganini's artistic fortunes began to decline in 1834; his long-precarious health was ruined, but he had managed to retain his fame and considerable wealth.
		Paganini's stupendous technique, power, and control, as well as his romantic passion and intense energy, made him the marvel of his time.
	www.thirteen.org /publicarts/violin/paganini.html (892 words)

	Niccolo Paganini
		Paganini's demonic reputation became so widespread that his talent was often attributed to the belief that he had help from the devil.
		Paganini's technique was outstanding and unusual, but it was his satanic bearing which caused great crowds to attend his concerts.
		Paganini, on the other hand, would boldly walk onto the stage, shake back his long fl hair, place his violin under his chin, and begin to play without the aid of music.
	www.brick.net /~jill/music/paganini.html (1115 words)

	ETUDE - August 1940
		NICCOLO PAGANINI was born in Genoa, Italy, October 27, 1782 and died in Nice May 27, 1840.
		Paganini gave himself up to the practice of the guitar as eagerly and with the same amount of concentration as he had previously done on the violin, and his mastery of the instrument was so thorough and rapid that his performances became as celebrated as those of the guitar virtuoso Regondi.
		Paganini was intimate and performed in public with the leading guitar virtuosi of that time, and the guitar exercised a great influence and fascination over his musical nature.
	icoldwell.com /robert/music/etude/LVIII_08.html (939 words)

	Niccolo Paganini
		Nicolo Paganini, Italian virtuoso on the violin, was born at Genoa on the 18th of February 1784.
		His will left a fortune of £80,000 to his son Achillino; and he bequeathed one of his violins, a fine Joseph Guarnerius, given him in early life by a kind French merchant, to the municipality of Genoa, who preserve it as one of their treasures.
		Paganini's style was impressive and passionate to the last degree.
	www.nndb.com /people/876/000024804 (721 words)

	Lesson Tutor: Classical Composer Biography: Niccolo Paganini
		Niccolo Paganini stands in a class of his own as both a violinist and showman, and like the virtuoso pianists of the century, - Chopin, Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, and Adolph von Henselt, his fame was enormous.
		Much of the early career of Paganini was spent in Lucca, at the court of Princess Elisa Baciocchi, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, with whom it is said he had an affair.
		Paganini drew the masses wherever he appeared, and there was scarcely a town in all of Europe where he did not perform.
	www.lessontutor.com /bf12.html (1356 words)

	Nicolo
		This portrait of Nicolò Paganini by the French artist Jean-August-Dominique Ingres was drawn in pencil in 1819.
		Nicolo Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, Oct 27, 1782.
		In performance Paganini enjoyed playing tricks, like tuning one of his strings a semitone high, or playing the majority of a piece on one string after breaking the other three.
	www.paganini.com /nicolo/nicindex.htm (761 words)

	Anecdote - Niccolo Paganini - Paganini`s Violin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One day the virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini was horrified to learn that his prized violin required repair and would have to be opened.
		Paganini sat at the opposite end of the room and mopped sweat from his brow as a chisel was introduced between the table and the rib.
		Paganini, Niccolo (1782-1840) Italian violinist and composer [noted for the widespread rumors (that he had sold his soul to the Devil) engendered by his virtuosity]
	www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=14199 (126 words)

	Paganini, Niccolo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He extended the compass of the violin by his use of harmonics, perfected the use of double and triple stops, and revived the practice of scordatura, the diverse tunings of the strings.
		Paganini made his debut as a child prodigy in 1793 at Genoa, his birthplace.
		Paganini composed numerous pieces, most of them bravura variations for violin.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pa/Paganini.html (207 words)

	Directory - Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: P: Paganini, Niccolò
		Paganini, Nicolò · Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio includes biography, mention of his effect on virtuosity as an artistic component, teachers and related composers, and posterity.
		Niccolo Paganini: Virtuoso or Devil · cached · Essay emphasizing the effect of his appearance on drawing crowds to his virtuoso performances.
		Nicolò Paganini · cached · Special emphases on his name (Nicolò or Niccolò?), age and birthdate, miserliness versus generosity, and the growth of virtuosity.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=481792 (427 words)

	Niccolo Paganini
		Niccolò Paganini — widely considered the greatest violinist of all time — was born in Genoa on 27 October 1782.
		Antonio Paganini was rapidly realizing his dream, but far from relenting his despotic rule over his son, increased it with the hope of bringing his vision sooner to fruition.
		In 1795, Paganini - then thirteen years old - gave a performance at a theatre in Genoa that was so phenomenal that he was henceforth known as the “wonder-child.” His father decided to take him to greater teachers.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/violin_composers/66783 (587 words)

	Paganini
		Niccolo Paganini was born in Genoa on 27th October, 1782.
		His natural aptitude for violin became apparent at an early age, and he had his first lessons on the instrument from his father, who was in the shipping trade but was an accomplished performer on the mandoline.
		The young Paganini subsequently had lessons with Giacomo Costa, maestro di cappella of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
	www.yngwie.org /music/Paganini.html (467 words)

	Niccolo Paganini
		Paganini was the most technically perfect famous violin virtuoso and drew attention to the significance of virtuosity as an element in art.
		From 1810 to 1828, Paganini developed a career as a 'free artist' throughout Italy, mesmerizing audiences and critics with his showmanship.
		Paganini died in Nice, France on May 27, 1840.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/appendix/Composers/P/NiccoloPaganini.html (212 words)

	Classical Notes - Niccolo Paganini's "Caprices", Classical Classics, Peter Gutmann
		Paganini, though, was worshipped hysterically, rewarded with fabulous wealth and still is remembered in awe.
		Paganini, though, managed not only to astound but impress all the most respected musicians of his time, including Rossini, Schubert, Chopin and Schumann, who understood that his unprecedented skills vastly expanded the resources available to even the most serious composers.
		Paganini published some surprisingly nondescript guitar sonatas and quartets, which he apparently aimed toward amateurs and had no interest in performing himself.
	www.classicalnotes.net /classics/paganini.html (1607 words)

	Niccolò Paganini @ Soundbug
		Paganini developed the set of concert variations for solo violin, characteristically taking a simple, apparently naive theme, and alternating lyrical variations with a ruminative, improvisatory character that depended for effect on the warmth of his phrasing, with bravura extravagances that left his audiences gasping.
		One of the best known of Paganini's compositions are the 24 Caprices, written around 1817 for solo violin.
		The last of these pieces, in A minor, is a set of twelve variations, and many other composers have taken its theme as the basis for a set of variations of their own.
	www.soundbug.com /artist/1710 (643 words)

	Niccolò Paganini + Desiderius Erasmus
		It was on this date, October 27, 1782, that Italian virtuoso violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa.
		Like Mozart, who was born 26 years earlier, Paganini was a child prodigy, composing a sonata at age eight and performing onstage from the age of eleven.
		Niccolò Paganini finally died from cancer of the larynx, in Nice, on 27 May 1840.
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/1027almanac.htm (606 words)

	Niccolo Paganini
		Niccolo Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27, 1840) was a violinist and composer.
		Paganini was one of the most famous virtuosi of his day, and is considered to be one of the greatest violinists ever, with absolute pitch and perfect intonation, expressive bowing techniques and new uses of staccato and pizzicato techniques.
		He was taught to play the violin from a very young age and was immediately recognized as a virtuoso after he gave his first public concert at the age of 11.
	www.theviolinsite.com /composers/paganini.html (658 words)

	Niccolo Paganini by Jacob Joyce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Niccolo Paganini, greatest violinist of his time, born on October 27, 1782 in Genoa, a city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
		Niccolo Paganini, master violinist and composer, was born on October 27, 1782 in Genoa, a city on the coastline of northern Italy.
		Anonymous, History of Paganini and the 24 Caprices, www.pd.net/yngwie/music/paganini.html, Paganini, December 15, 2001.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~jjoyce/jdj/Paganini.html (781 words)

	Niccolò Paganini - Erlange's MIDI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This recording contains Paganini's 6 violin concerti, I Palpiti, Caprice n.13, n.20, and n.24, Le Streghe, and Moto Perpetuo Op.
		His interpretation of Paganini's concerti is beyond compare.
		This dynamic-duo brings Paganini's Sonata at its peak.
	www.geocities.com /Broadway/Alley/2270/Paganini.htm (273 words)

	Discount Paganini: Violin Concertos, Niccolo Paganini CD CD - FindUsedCDs.com - Compare Music CD Prices. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Amazon Review - Paganini: Violin Concertos, Niccolo Paganini CD Nicolo Paganini is primarily a virtuoso composer who did not compose anything other than for the violin in the early 19th century.
		Despite working often with various Baroque styles, Salvatore Acardo is primarily a specialist at Paganini and the Italian Romantic period and this is the main reason this recording is one of the best you can obtain for Paganini.
		Acardo and Dutoit were therefore a perfect match in performing Paganini and this ablum is a great example along with their other collaborations for the composer available on single CD.
	wwww.findusedcds.com /028943721028/Paganini_Violin_Concertos_Niccolo_Paganini_Charles_Dutoit_S/default.aspx (616 words)

	Niccolo Paganini biography - 8notes.com
		He reappeared when he was 23, director of music to Napoleon's sister Elisa Baciocchi, Princess of Lucca, when he wasn't touring, and he soon became a legend for his unparalleled mastery of the violin, with a debut in Milan in 1813, Vienna 1828, and both London and Paris in 1831.
		Niccolo Paganini: Caprices (24) Composed by Niccolo Paganini, edited by Carl Flesch.
		Niccolo Paganini: The Complete Solo Guitar Works Volume 1 by Niccolo Paganini edited by Giuseppe Gazzelloni.
	www.8notes.com /biographies/paganini.asp (830 words)

	INKPOT#57 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: PAGANINI- An Inktroduction to the Devil's Violinist
		Paganini’s many adventures and extraordinary indulgences apparently sparked off stories of his being in league with the devil and that he had even been imprisoned for murder.
		Paganini was a performer who could count Schumann, Schubert, and Liszt as part of the audience, the last who was so inspired by him that he went on to become the Paganini for the piano.
		The reason Paganini was denied burial in consecrated ground for five years was not that he was thought to be in league with the devil (although a lot of people did believe that).
	inkpot.com /classical/paganini.html (2784 words)

	Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
		Niccolo Paganini is more famous as a very great violin virtuoso rather than as a composer.
		Paganini's fame made Liszt (and, in a smaller degree, Schumann) to seek for the limits beyond virtuosity in their own works, this time for the piano.
		Paganini's output naturally consists of compositions for solo violin : 24 Capriccios for Solo Violin, 3 Concertos, Sonata Apassionata for Violin and Orchestra, 12 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, 2 Sonatas and 2 Sonatinas for Guitar, a String Quartet.
	www.artissimo.gr /english/cm_composers/Niccolo_Paganini.htm (551 words)

	Niccolò Paganini
		According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, called by Schumann "the turning-point of virtuosity"; enormously successful - though, with the subsequent advance in the general level of performers' skill, his feats are no longer regarded as freakishly difficult.
		Was also guitarist (wrote 3 string quartets with guitar part) and viola player: he commissioned, but never played, Berlioz's "Harald in Italy".
		Paganini, Nicolò (1782 - 1840), biography and works by naxos.com.
	www.grainger.de /music/composers/paganini.html (140 words)

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