violin at the age of seven. His father (according to Paganini) would starve him if he refused to work hard enough. By the age of seven he was already composing music and numerous local violinists recognized his incredible potential. Violinists like Giovanni Servetto and Giacomo Costa began giving him lessons, but Paganini quickly surpassed his instructors’ abilities. Soon after, Paganini began to study harmony with Francesco Gnecco. Niccolò Paganini's first known performance was at the church of Saint
Introduction The “Querelle des Bouffons” ("Quarrel of the Comic Actors") was a cultural war over the comparative merits of French and Italian opera styles. It was divided into two camps; the supporters of Italian music known as the coin de la reine, and the partisans of French music known as the coin du roi. However the querrelle had political and social implications with supporters of the royal establishment championing French opera, they saw as being forged on the principles of French classicism
Zan violin research paper Violin Bow History The Baroque Bow Making the Baroque bow is a story of many attempts and fails. When the Baroque violin was invented is the late 16th century, the making of stringed instruments reached a peak so high, that it triggered a musical revolution. The violin's ancestors were mainly used to keep time on the dance floors of weddings and festivals. But with the invention of the newer form of the instrument quickly separated itself from other stringed instruments