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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

Works page 8 of 10

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
Caprice No. 24 (theme) — —— —— —
Grand Sonata (Per Chitarra Sola Con Accompagnament — —— violin— —
Cantabile — —— violin— —
Composizioni Varie (M.S. 85-105) — S. 85— Guitar— —
Perigordino - Due Var. — —— Guitar— —
Cadenza For The 'Concerto No.1 In D Major', Op.6 Performed by ; — Op.6D major violin— —
Caprice No. 24 — —— —— 4
Carnival of Venice — —— ViolaClassical —
Ghiribizzo — —— Guitar— —
Vol. 2 - Theme From "Witches' Dance" — —— Cello— —
24 Caprices — —— violin— —
Variation Number One — —— —— —
Caprice No.2, Op 1 — Op 1— —Rock, Classical —
Caprice No.2, Op.1 — Op.1— —Rock, Classical —
Caprice No.2, Op.1 - 2nd Excerpt — Op.1— —Rock, Classical —
Caprice No.16, Op.1 — Op.1— —— —
Caprice No.16, Op.1 - 2nd Excerpt — Op.1— —— —
Caprice No.1, Op.1 — Op.1— —— —
Caprice No. 10 — —— —— —
Perpetual Motion — —— —— 6
Cindy — —— —— 2
Cluck Old Hen — —— —— 5
Colored Aristocracy — —— —— —
Cripple Creek — —— —— —
Cuckoo's Nest — —— —— 5
Cumberland Gap — —— —— 1
Dark Hollow — —— —— 1
Dill Pickle Rag — —— —— —
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down — —— —— 2
Elzic's Farewell — —— —— 1
Farewell Blues — —— —— 1
Flop Eared Mule — —— —— 4
Forked Deer — —— —— —
Galway Hornpipe — —— —— —
Golden Slippers — —— —— 6
Green Willis — —— —— 1
Growling Old Man And Woman — —— —— 5
Hell Among The Yearlings — —— —— —
Hogeye — —— —— —
HOme Sweet Home — —— —— 7
Hull's Victory — —— —— —
In The Pines — —— —— 3
John Henry — —— —— 2
Kingston Springs — —— —— 3
Kitchen Girl — —— —— 1
Leather Britches — —— —— —
Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine — —— —— 6
Little Maggie — —— —— —

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.