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  2. List of compositions by Niccolò Paganini - Wikipedia

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    It is scored in various sections: a) Prelude. Whirlwind - b) Start of the Storm - c) Prayer - d) Alarm at Sea - d) Great Storm - e) General Alert - f) Calm (Andantino cantabile) – g) Finale (Theme, 2 Variations and Coda). Violin and Piano reduction by Daniele Zanettovich - World modern première - video on YouTube: 1828: 53: E pur amabile [2 ...

  3. Niccolò Paganini - Wikipedia

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    Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa (then capital of the Republic of Genoa) on 27 October 1782, the third of the six children of Antonio and Teresa (née Bocciardo) Paganini. [ 1 ] : 11 Antonio Paganini was an unsuccessful ship chandler , [ 2 ] but he managed to supplement his income by working as a musician and by selling mandolins .

  4. Caprice No. 24 (Paganini) - Wikipedia

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    Gregor Piatigorsky – Variations on a Paganini Theme, for cello and orchestra (1946), later arranged for cello and piano; Simon Proctor – Paganini Metamorphasis, for solo piano; Frank Proto – Capriccio di Niccolo for Trumpet and Orchestra (1994). Nine Variants on Paganini for Double Bass and Orchestra, also for Double Bass and Piano (2001).

  5. 24 Caprices for Solo Violin (Paganini) - Wikipedia

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    Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work. London: E. Shore & Co. ISBN 0-559-80636-1. Philippe Borer, The Twenty-Four Caprices of Niccolò Paganini. Their significance for the history of violin playing and the music of the Romantic era, Stiftung Zentralstelle der Studentenschaft der Universität Zürich, Zurich, 1997

  6. Category:Compositions by Niccolò Paganini - Wikipedia

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  7. Violin Concerto No. 5 (Paganini) - Wikipedia

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    The first theme of the majestic first movement, a theme that generates from "Le Streghe" (Witches's Dance) and the beginning of the second are also found in Paganini's "Sonata Varsavia" (Warsaw Sonata). The Andante is perhaps musically the central section of the work. In the third movement the recurrent idea is an ingenious melody "alla ...

  8. Carnival of Venice (song) - Wikipedia

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    Since Paganini, many variations on the theme have been written, most notably those by Jean-Baptiste Arban, Del Staigers, Herbert L. Clarke for the cornet, trumpet, and euphonium, Francisco Tárrega and Johann Kaspar Mertz for classical guitar, Ignace Gibsone and Louis Moreau Gottschalk for piano, and Giovanni Bottesini for double bass. [3]

  9. Caprice No. 5 (Paganini) - Wikipedia

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    Caprice No. 5 is one of 24 caprices for solo violin composed by virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini in the early 19th century. The piece is known for its fast tempo and technical difficulty. Paganini is said to have been able to play it on one string, but there is no evidence to support or refute this. [1]