| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Oct. 27, 1782 — Genoa |
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Date & Place of Death: |
May 27, 1840 — Nice |
| Near Family: | Father was a poor shopkeeper. |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Paris and Parma, mostly. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Traveling and court violinist. |
| Major Work(s): | Capricci per violino solo (24 in all), La Campanella. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Paganini was probably the greatest violin virtuoso that ever lived, and he wrote some of the most difficult pieces for the instrument unparalelled to this day. |
