Composed by Nicolo Paganini. Arranged by Richard Willmer. This edition: pdf. 19th Century, Chamber, Classical, Historic. 24 pages. Richard Willmer #1137329. Published by Richard Willmer (A0.1565218).
The Genoese Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) was perhaps the first star performer in history. Part musician, part trickster, he combined both to make his powers seem supernatural. He would not allow his concerti to be published, lest other musicians realise they were not as difficult as they seemed. He was not above stating that a piece was written in an impossible scale, such as C sharp major, for example, when in fact it was in A major. Changing the tuning of the violin on the sly to make the impossible possible was also in his bag of tricks, and he did little to dispel the notion that he was in league with Old Nick himself (Niccolò!).
Many great composers wrote for him, including Hector Berlioz, but the greater part of the works he performed he wrote himself, including concerti, sonate, quartets and violin soli. His violin Capriccio op 1/24 (La Campanella) has become famous not only in the original version but also in the various sets of variations to which it has been subjected by composers as diverse as Liszt, Brahms, Rakhmaninov and Lutosławski.
What is perhaps less known is that he was also a guitarist, leaving us a number of music for guitar solo and a considerable amount of music for both his instruments (did he play both together? - Of course not: a silly question!)
I am not sure he wrote anything with the piano in mind, though in some of the sonate it is simply suggested to distribute the guitar part between both hands. When I was commissioned to provide a violin and piano transcription of the first of the 18 sonate for violin and guitar that constitute the Centone di Sonate MS 112 I tried this approach, but the result was not the best, so I aimed at a more pianistic style. I changed virtually nothing, as I preserved the original simple harmonies and emphatic rhythms. I added some missing tempo and dynamics markings and eliminated inconsistencies in analogous passages. Most of these, though not all (such as some of the accents on the rondò theme in the second movement), are marked on the score.
I used an urtext edition as my basis, and I am aware there are other versions which differ from the one I used.
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Composed by Nicolo Paganini. Arranged by Richard Willmer. This edition: pdf. 19th Century, Chamber, Classical, Historic. 24 pages. Richard Willmer #1137329. Published by Richard Willmer (A0.1565218).
The Genoese Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) was perhaps the first star performer in history. Part musician, part trickster, he combined both to make his powers seem supernatural. He would not allow his concerti to be published, lest other musicians realise they were not as difficult as they seemed. He was not above stating that a piece was written in an impossible scale, such as C sharp major, for example, when in fact it was in A major. Changing the tuning of the violin on the sly to make the impossible possible was also in his bag of tricks, and he did little to dispel the notion that he was in league with Old Nick himself (Niccolò!).
Many great composers wrote for him, including Hector Berlioz, but the greater part of the works he performed he wrote himself, including concerti, sonate, quartets and violin soli. His violin Capriccio op 1/24 (La Campanella) has become famous not only in the original version but also in the various sets of variations to which it has been subjected by composers as diverse as Liszt, Brahms, Rakhmaninov and Lutosławski.
What is perhaps less known is that he was also a guitarist, leaving us a number of music for guitar solo and a considerable amount of music for both his instruments (did he play both together? - Of course not: a silly question!)
I am not sure he wrote anything with the piano in mind, though in some of the sonate it is simply suggested to distribute the guitar part between both hands. When I was commissioned to provide a violin and piano transcription of the first of the 18 sonate for violin and guitar that constitute the Centone di Sonate MS 112 I tried this approach, but the result was not the best, so I aimed at a more pianistic style. I changed virtually nothing, as I preserved the original simple harmonies and emphatic rhythms. I added some missing tempo and dynamics markings and eliminated inconsistencies in analogous passages. Most of these, though not all (such as some of the accents on the rondò theme in the second movement), are marked on the score.
I used an urtext edition as my basis, and I am aware there are other versions which differ from the one I used.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: Sonata I in la minore, from Centone di Sonate MS 112/A
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