This Weekend I attended a youth conference at the beach. As a dog follows a bone so do teenagers follow the music, we listened to a song called Paganini by Andy Mineo. I turned to the person beside me and asked, “what’s a Paganini” and even though we were all dancing to the music none of us had a clue who or what Paganini was or is. In the end we googled him to find out that he was, in reality, a musician and a composer from the classical and Romantic era.
Nicolo Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy on October twenty-seventh, seventeen eighty-two. He was born into a family of six children, his parents were Antonio and Teresa Paganini. Although growing up with little money to spare he still managed to obtain violin lessons from the best of the time; Ferdinando Paer, Giovanni Servetto, Giacomo Costa, Alessandro Rolla, and Gasparo Ghirettito. His talent was so evident that legend has it that his mother sold his soul to the devil for his ability to play music. Guitarramagazine.com, a website, explained his appearance as this, “He was tall and thin, had a long nose, a pale and long-drawn face with hollow cheeks, thin lips that seemed to curl into a sardonic smile, and piercing eyes like flaming coals. …dressed in black.”
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Even though he was a little reckless he still works hard and composed great works such as: twenty-four Caprices, Serenata, La Tempesta, Entrata d'Adone nella reggia di Venereand, Le Streghe and others. It is said that even when Paganini broke a string, on his violin, he continued playing on the three remaining. The story demonstrates the strength of his ability to endure even when others would have stopped. His techniqueHis violin technique showed his wide range of harmonics and pizzicato effects, unheard of methods in fingering and even that of
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My first impression was that I was listening to a rock star. I had a notable physical reaction to the music; I felt a rush of adrenaline and my heart rate increased. The music was fast-paced and intense—undoubtedly physically and mentally demanding on Garrett. I am a pianist myself, and I felt a sense of empathy. I was exhausted on his behalf by simply hearing his talented performance. The music would slow down in some parts, only to pick back up with even more intensity and speed. The music aroused a familiar sense of pressure, such as the pressure to complete a difficult yet important task in a short period of time. The pressure and difficulty build to near unbearable proportions until the work is finally finished, and dissipates into the euphoria of accomplishment. If that scenario had a theme song, it could be Paganini’s “Caprice No. 24”. The music was passionate, chaotic, and ultimately satisfying. I felt that I had witnessed true mastery of the art of the violin in both Paganini’s written work and Garrett’s performance.