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Composer

Niccolò Paganini

463 works in the index

Birthplace
Genoa
Citizenship / historical state
Republic of Genoa
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Paganini rewrote what a violin could do and left a catalogue that is still, two centuries later, the boundary of the instrument's technique.

The 24 Caprices, Op. 1 are the central work and are professional repertoire — the twenty-fourth is the famous one, and it is not a starting point. The violin concerti are equally demanding. What is approachable is the guitar music: he played guitar seriously and wrote a large body of sonatas and duos for violin and guitar that sit at a genuinely amateur level.

Editions of the Caprices differ in bowing and fingering, which on this music is most of the interpretation. Free scans of the original are available and are unmarked; for study, an edited edition is worth having.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, violin, Piano, Cello, Viola
Genres represented
Classical, Rock, Jazz, Pop
Works with composition dates
14 of 463

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Paganini: Twenty — —— —— 96
Moto perpetuo, op. 11, MS 72 — op. 11— Piano, Guitar, Flute, violin, Clarinet, RecorderClassical 57
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 1 in E major: Andante "l'Arpeggio" — op. 1 no. 1E major violinRock, Classical 16
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1 no. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto — op. 1 no. 24A minor Piano, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Clarinet, PiccoloJazz, Classical, Pop 20
Cantabile for Violin and Guitar or Piano in D major, op. 17, MS 109 — op. 17D major Piano, Guitar, violinClassical 13
Caprice No. 22 [Arranged by Eddy Brown] — —— Piano— 12
Variation Number Eleven — —— —— 11
Variation Number Four — —— —— 10
Perigoldino - Sonatina — —— —— 7
Op.1: Caprice no. 24 in A mino — Op.1— —— 8
Le Streghe op. 8 -fur Violine und Klavier- Performed by Niccol? Paganini 1813IMSLP op. 8— Piano, violin— 8
Variation Number Two — —— —— 6
Caprice No.21, Op.1 — Op.1— —Rock, Classical 6
Paganini: Four Sonatinas, Op. 2, Nos. 2, 4, 6, 10 — Op. 2— —— 8
Sonata in C Major — —C major violin— 4
6 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op.2a — Op.2a— Guitar, violin— 7
Op.1: Caprice no. 03 in E mino — Op.1— —— 7
Op.1: Caprice no. 06 in G mino — Op.1— —— 7
Op.1: Caprice no. 12 in A — Op.1— —— 6
Op.1: Caprice no. 14 in E — Op.1— —— 6
Caprice — —— Piano— 7
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6 (original version) — op. 6D major violin— 7
Violin Concerto — —— percussion— 5
43 Ghiribizzi (M.S. 43) — S. 43— Guitar— 6
Caprice D'adieu — —— violin— 6
6 Sonatas, Op.3 — Op.3— Guitar, violin— 6
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 7 1826IMSLP Op. 7— —Classical 6
Op.1: Caprice no. 24: Viol — Op.1— —— 5
Op.1: Caprice no. 07 in A mino — Op.1— —— 5
Op.1: Caprice no. 24: Simplified Violi — Op.1— —— 5
Caprice No.24 — —— Piano, Banjo— 4
Le Streghe (Hexentanz) op. 8 -fur Violine und Klavier- — op. 8— Piano— 6
Andante from Sonata No. 17 — —— Guitar— 5
Allegretto In A — —— Guitar— 6
Allegretto In C — —— Guitar— 6
Caprice No.5, Op.1 — Op.1— —Rock, Classical 5
Introduction & Varia — —— violin— 6
24th Caprice — —— SaxophoneClassical 6
Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 — Op. 6D major Piano, violinClassical 7
Variazioni di Bravura - Score — —— Piano, Guitar, violin— 4
Paganini: Six Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3 — Op. 3— Guitar— 6
La Streghe, Op. 8 1813IMSLP Op. 8— —— 5
Op.1: Caprice no. 24: Clarine — Op.1— —— 4
Op.1: Caprice no. 24: Flute and 2 Violin — Op.1— —— 5
Op.1: Caprice no. 24: Cell — Op.1— —— 4
Op.1: Caprice no. 05 in A mino — Op.1— —— 5
Op.1: Caprice no. 13 in B — Op.1— —— 3
Andantino In C — —— Guitar— 5

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 93850871. Portrait: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.