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Johann Pachelbel
1653 — 1706
Composer, Organist — Nuremberg
A friend of the Bach family and a teacher of Johann Christoph Bach who subsequently taught J. S. Bach. The famous Canon was published originally as a Canon and Gigue for three violins and basso continuo.
Nicolò Paganini
1782 — 1840
Violinist, Violist, Guitarist, Composer
Paganini studied violin with Costa, Antonio Cervetto, and possibly Rolla. Paganini was further influenced by hearing Duranowski play, and by studying Locatelli's L'arte del violino. Paganini's only known student is Sivori.
Paganini commissioned Harold in Italy from Berlioz, part of a general tendency to be financially generous.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Paganini |
3 Duetti |
bsn vn |
1800 by |
|
Paganini |
3 Ritornelli |
2vn vc |
1800 by |
|
Paganini |
3 Duetti |
vn vc |
1802 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata a violino scordato |
vn w/ vn |
1802 |
|
Paganini |
Grande Sonata |
vn gtr |
1803 |
|
Paganini |
24 Caprices, Op. 1 |
vn |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
6 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op. 2 |
vn gtr |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
6 Sonatas for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3 |
vn gtr |
1805 |
|
Paganini |
3 Guitar Quartets, Op. 4 |
vn va gtr vc |
1806 |
|
Paganini |
3 Guitar Quartets, Op. 5 |
vn va gtr vc |
1806 |
|
Paganini |
Napoleon Sonata |
vn w/ orch |
1807 |
|
Paganini |
Due merveille |
vn |
1808 |
|
Paganini |
Serenata |
va vc gtr |
1808 |
|
Paganini |
Polacca con variazioni |
vn w/ orch |
1810 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata 'Maria Luisa' |
vn w/ orch |
1813 |
|
Paganini |
La Streghe, Op. 8 |
vn w/ orch |
1813 |
|
Paganini |
Concerto in e |
vn w/ orch |
1815 |
|
Paganini |
3 String Quartets |
string quartets |
1815 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #1 in Eb, Op. 6 |
vn w/ orch |
1816 |
|
Paganini |
9 Guitar Quartets |
vn va gtr vc |
1818 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on Non piu mesta, Op. 12 |
vn w/ orch |
1819 |
|
Paganini |
I palpiti, Variations, Op. 13 |
vn w/ orch |
1819 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on Dal tuo stellato soglio |
vn w/ orch |
1819 ca |
|
Paganini |
Cantabile |
vn pf |
1824 |
|
Paganini |
Nel cor piu non mi sento |
vn |
1821 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata Militare, Variations on Mozart (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1825 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #2 in b, Op. 7 ( La Campanella ) |
vn w/ orch |
1826 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #3 in E |
vn w/ orch |
1826 |
|
Paganini |
Capriccio on a theme from Le nozze de Figaro (lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
La tempesta |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Maestisa suonata sentimentale |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Suonata con variazioni |
vn w/ orch |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Le couvent du Mont Saint Bernard |
vn w/ orch and voice |
1828 |
|
Paganini |
Tema napolitano |
vn pf |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on God Save the King, Op. 9 |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Variations on O mamma, mamma cara, Op. 10 |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata Varasavia |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata appasionata (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1829 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata a violino principale |
vn w/ vn vc |
1830 ca |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #4 in d |
vn w/ orch |
1830 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto #5 in a |
vn w/ orch |
1830 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata amorosa galante (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Rondò |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Les charmes de Padoue |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Caprice d'adieux |
vn pf |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Potpourri (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
St. Patrick's Day Variations (violin part lost) |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Sonatina e polacchetta |
vn w/ orch |
1831 |
|
Paganini |
Motto Perpetuo |
vn w/ orch |
1832 |
|
Paganini |
Terzetto concertante |
va gtr vc |
1833 |
|
Paganini |
Sonata per la grand viola |
va w/ orch |
1834 |
|
Paganini |
Allegro vivace a movemento perpetuo, Op. 11 |
vn w/ orch |
1835 |
|
Paganini |
Balletto campestre |
vn w/ orch |
1838 |
Writings About Paganini:
Guhr: Ueber Paganinis Kunst die Violone zu spielen
Siegfried Palm
1925 — 2005
Cellist
A champion of contemporary cello music, Siegfried Palm first studied with his father, a student of Julius Klengel. Many composers, including Penderecki, Xenakis, and Ligeti, wrote works specifically for Palm.
Arvo Pärt
Born 1935
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Pärt |
Pro et contra, Concerto |
vc w/ orch |
1966 |
|
Pärt |
Tabula Rasa, Double Concerto |
vn vn/va w/ strings and prepared pf |
1977 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
string quartet and db fl ob clr hrn bsn perc pf |
1977 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
vn pf |
1980 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
12vc |
1983 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
string quartet |
1985 |
|
Pärt |
Summa |
vn 2va vc |
1990 |
|
Pärt |
Summa |
string quartet |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Spiegl et Spiegl |
va pf |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Spiegl et Spiegl |
vc pf |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Psalom |
string quartet |
1991 |
|
Pärt |
Fratres |
vn w/ strings perc |
1992 |
Dominique Peccatte
1810 — 1874
Bow maker
Peccatte worked for Vuillaume until 1837. The successor to Tourte, Peccatte made rounded sticks but with accented egg shape for lateral strength.
Krzysztof Penderecki
born 1933
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Penderecki |
Sonata |
vn pf |
1953 |
|
Penderecki |
3 Minituary |
vn pf |
1959 |
|
Penderecki |
Concerto Breve |
vc w/ orch |
1959 |
|
Penderecki |
Quartet #1 |
string quartet |
1960 |
|
Penderecki |
Violin Concerto (withdrawn) |
vn w/ orch |
1963 |
|
Penderecki |
Sonata |
vc w/ orch |
1964 |
|
Penderecki |
Capriccio |
vn w/ orch |
1967 |
|
Penderecki |
Concerto per violino grande (became Cello Con. #1) |
violone w/ orch |
1967 |