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  1. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.

  2. May 27, 1999 · Niccolò Paganini (born October 27, 1782, Genoa, republic of Genoa [Italy]—died May 27, 1840, Nice, France) was an Italian composer and principal violin virtuoso of the 19th century. A popular idol, he inspired the Romantic mystique of the virtuoso and revolutionized violin technique. After initial study with his father, Paganini studied with ...

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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, on October 27, 1782, the third of six children born to Teresa and Antonio Paganini. Paganini's father was in the shipping business, but he also played ...

  4. Oct 27, 2022 · Some thought he was a metaphorical musical God, others thought he literally got his virtuosity from a deal with the Devil. But what was the real story behind Niccolò Paganini’s genius? Born on 27 October 1782 in Genoa, Italy, Niccolò Paganini was an incredibly gifted musician, and is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of all time.

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  5. May 18, 2018 · Paganini, Niccolò,legendary Italian violinist; b. Genoa, Oct. 27, 1782; d. Nice, May 27, 1840. His father, a poor dockworker, gave him his first lessons on the mandolin and violin, after which he studied with Giovanni Servette, a violinist in the theater orch. By this time the young Paganini was already composing; he also began to study ...

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  7. Sep 8, 2020 · Paganini was brought up in a modest family of music enthusiasts in Genoa, Italy (Republic of Genoa at the time). Little Niccolò started studying music on the mandolin at the age of 5, taught by his father, Antonio Paganini, a docker running a shipping business and also an amateur mandolin and violin player.

  8. Niccolò Paganini was born on October 27, 1782, into a world where music was the soul’s language. His father, Antonio Paganini, an ardent music lover, introduced young Niccolò to the violin at a tender age. Under his father’s meticulous guidance, Paganini quickly outgrew his father’s teachings and was sent to learn from the finest tutors ...

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