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Nicolo Paganini

Nicolo Paganini. Interesting Facts:. He had excessive flexibility in the joints. This enabled Paganini to perform the astonishing double-stopping and roulades for which he was famous. His wrist were so lose he could move and twist them in all directions.

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Nicolo Paganini

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  1. Nicolo Paganini

  2. Interesting Facts: • He had excessive flexibility in the joints. • This enabled Paganini to perform the astonishing double-stopping and roulades for which he was famous. • His wrist were so lose he could move and twist them in all directions. • In performance he enjoyed playing tricks like tuning his strings a semitone high or playing the majority of a piece of one string after breaking the other three.

  3. His Playings • His playings were so often so beautiful that his audiences often burst into tears. • His music was so difficult it was commonly thought he entered into a pack with the devil. • When he played he would earn large sums of money.

  4. Began to perform in public and composed his first sonata in 1790. In 1795 he went to Italy to study but the teachers told him they could do nothing more for him. In 1797 he started concert tours. In 1805-1808 he was the court solo violinist at Luca’s, appointed by Napoleon's sister Elisa Bacciocchi. In 1809 Nicolo became a free lance soloist performing his own music and he performed concerts through Italy. In early 1828 Nicolo began a 6 and a half hour tour that started in Vienna and ended in Paris In September. 1834. Important Dates:

  5. Life Dates • Nicolo Paganini was born in Italy on October 27, 1782 • He was one of six children born to Teresa and Antonio Paganini • He died in Nice, France on, May 27, 1840

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