Nicolo Paganini’s Performance Techniques on the Guitar & its Role in his Professional Performance on the Violin

Abstract

Nicolo Paganini was famous for his professional performance on the violin. also he was known as a legendary performer on this instrument, but that didn’t stop him from achieving a leading position in other areas of music like composing and mastery performance on instruments other than the violin. this study attempts to shed light on

one of the most important creative aspects of Paganini’s musical life, namely his professional performance and compositions on the guitar, an originally Spanish instrument, which was known during the romantic period and lured a lot of composers in that period because of its wide popularity all European countries.

The research also discussed the most important techniques of performance on the guitar by Nicolo Paganini, and their impact on his professional performance level on the violin and in all his compositions. The study also discusses the properties of some of his compositions on the guitar, which were devoted for solo performance or chamber

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