Composer
Niccolò Paganini
Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)
1782–1840
461 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1782
- Died
- 1840
- Birthplace
- Genoa
- Place of death
- Nice
- 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.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- classical composer; violinist; violin virtuoso; violist; guitarist; composer; chapelmaster
- Genres
- art music
- Notable works
- 24 Caprices for Solo Violin; Violin Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto n 2 of Niccolò Paganini; Violin Concerto No. 3; Violin Concerto No. 4; Violin Concerto No. 5
- Awards
- Order of the Golden Spur
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 93850871
- ISNI
- 0000000122830695
- GND ID
- 118591177
- Library of Congress ID
- n79105881
- MusicBrainz ID
- d581b2f2-f945-4566-a249-2d0171466993
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, violin, Piano, Cello, Viola
- Genres represented
- Classical, Rock, Jazz, Pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 14
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 8 of 10
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Sonata (Per Chitarra Sola Con Accompagnament | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Cantabile | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Composizioni Varie (M.S. 85-105) |
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| View sheet music |
| Perigordino - Due Var. | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Cadenza For The 'Concerto No.1 In D Major', Op.6 Performed by ; |
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| View sheet music |
| Caprice No. 24 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts Carnival of Venice | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Ghiribizzo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Vol. 2 - Theme From "Witches' Dance" | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 24 Caprices | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Variation Number One | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No.2, Op 1 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No.2, Op.1 - 2nd Excerpt |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No.16, Op.1 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No.16, Op.1 - 2nd Excerpt |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No.1, Op.1 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Caprice No. 10 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Perpetual Motion | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cindy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cluck Old Hen | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Colored Aristocracy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cripple Creek | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cuckoo's Nest | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cumberland Gap | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dark Hollow | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Dill Pickle Rag | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Don't Let Your Deal Go Down | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Elzic's Farewell | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Farewell Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Flop Eared Mule | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Forked Deer | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Galway Hornpipe | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Golden Slippers | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Green Willis | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Growling Old Man And Woman | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hell Among The Yearlings | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hogeye | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| HOme Sweet Home | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hull's Victory | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| In The Pines | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| John Henry | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Kingston Springs | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Kitchen Girl | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Leather Britches | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Little Maggie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mama Don't Allow | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Maple Leaf Rag | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
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.