music for the devil
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Music for the devil:
Niccolò Paganini
Bárbara Lara del RíoEl Altillo School
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General outline
• Biography.• A fated genius?• A gift or a disease?• Compositions.• Instruments.• His legacy in our music.• Summary.• Test.
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Biography
• Violinist, guitarist and composer.• October 27, 1782 (Italy)• May 27, 1840 (France)• Modern violin techniques.• A son ( Achilles Cyrus Alexander) with
Antonia Bianchi.• Miser and careless.• Wild life, gambler.
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A fated genius?
• Paganini’s mother premonition about his ability.
• Five years old mandolin• Seven years old violin• Ten hours a day. No food.• Alessandro Rolla: “I have nothing to
teach you”.• Internationally recognized.• Demoniac fame.
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A gift or a disease?
• Laxity and hypermobility.• Cronic illness:
-Marfan syndrome: - Long limbs and fingers. - Defects on patient’s aorta valve.
-Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: - Laxity and hypermobility. - 11 types. Paganini type 3.
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Compositions
• He composed for his own concerts.
• Evolution in violin techniques.
• 24 caprices for violin (1805-1809).
• 15 quartets for guitar (1806-1820).
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Caprice No. 24 in A minor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn3HLT7mzoQ&feature=related
• Most famous piece of Paganini.• Theme, 11 variations, final.• Most difficult piece.• Highly advanced techniques, fast
movements.
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Instruments
• Livron gave him “Il Cannone Guarnerius”• Guarneri violin.• Two Amati violins.• Three Stradivari violins.• Two Stradivari violas.• Two Stradivari cellos.• Etc.
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“Il Cannone Guarnerius”
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His legacy in our music
• Agility of the fingers and the bow were considered unorthodox.
• Paganini didn’t create any new technique, but he popularized them.
• He could play impossible pieces thanks to his flexibility.
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Summary
• Italian violinist, guitarist and composer (1782-1840).
• Paganini sold his soul to the devil to reach extraordinary skills.
• Cronic illness which gave him laxity and hipermobility.
• Most famous compositions: 24 Caprices.• His main violin: “Il Cannone Guarnerius”.• He revolutionized the music of his era.
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Test
• Paganini was born in:a) Parmab) Genoac) Nice
• Which was his main violin?a) A stradivariusb) An Amatic) A Guarneri
• Did he invented any new violin technique?
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