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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1n London and married the pianist, Anna Caroline Belleville, with whom he made a nine years' concert tour of Russia, Germany, Austria and France. D. Norwich, July, 1883.
3PACIUS, FRIEDRICH, German violinist, b. Hamburg, Mar. 19, 1809. Studied under Spohr and became musical director of the Helsingfors University, holding the position for more than fifty years, and composing as well as producing the first Finnish opera in 1852. D. Helsingfors, Jan. 9, 1891.
5PAGANINI, NICOLO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Genoa, October, 1782. Studied under Servetto and Costa, appearing in public successfully at the age of eleven. Studied further with Ghiretti and Rolla at Parma but soon demonstrated his superiority over his masters. Made numerous enormously successful tours of Italy, Austria, France, Germany and England (where he vanquished his rivals Lafont and Lipinski), and after accumulating an immense fortune, retired from the stage and died at Nice, May 27, 1840. Many biographies have been written of this remarkable man, in all of which there is an entertaining mixture of fact and fancy. As a performer on the violin he was unquestionably the greatest technician the violin world has ever known. Compositions include several concertos, airs variés, a perpetuum mobile and the famous "Twenty-four Caprices" for violin solo.
7PAGIN, ANDRÉ NOEL, French violinist and composer, b. Paris, 1721. Studied under Tartini and appeared with great success at the Concerts Spirituels, but, as he refused to play any composition in public except those of his master, Tartini, he soon lost public favor. Compositions include six sonatas and several air variés for the violin, one of which is to be found in Leopold Mozart's Violin School, revised by Woldemar. D. about 1770.
9PAISIBLE (first name unknown), French violinist, b. Paris, 1745. Studied under Raviniés and became a member of the orchestra at the Concerts Spirituels. Made a successful tour of Europe as far as St. Petersburg where he hoped to appear before the Empress Catherine, but was prevented through the efforts of Lolli who was then attached to the Royal Court. Discouraged by his failure to obtain a hearing, he died in St. Petersburg by his own hand in 1781. Compositions include two violin concertos.
11PANNY, JOSEPH, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Kohlmitzberg, Oct. 23, 1794. Studied under his father and later in Vienna, where he formed a friendship with Paganini, making several joint tours with him. Later they separated and he made a successful tour of German cities and founded a music school at Mainz where he died, Sept. 7, 1838. Compositions include a number of solos for the violin, a scena for violin and orchestra (written for Paganini) and a sonata for the G string.
13PANOFKA, HENRI, German violinist and later famous singing teacher, b. Breslau, Oct. 2, 1807. Studied under Mayseder and Hoffman. Appeared as soloist in Munich and Berlin, finally settling in Paris, London and Florence, forsaking the violin for the art of singing. Compositions include sonatas and solos for the violin, and also the translation of Baillot's Violin Method into German. D. Florence, Nov. 18, 1887.
15PAPINI, GUIDO, Italian violinist and composer, b. Florence, 1847. Studied under Giorgetti and became court violinist to the Queen of Italy, later appearing at Paris, Lisbon and London, where he achieved artistic success at all the public concerts by performing equally well the sonatas of Corelli or the most modern concertos. Taught the violin at the Royal Academies in Dublin and London. Compositions include two concertos, many charming smaller pieces and a violin school. D. London, Nov. 2, 1912.
17PARAVACINI, SIGNORA, Italian violinist, b. Turin, 1769. Studied under Viotti, and attracted, when playing at Milan, the attention of the Empress Josephine, who took her to Paris as instructor for her son, Eugène Beauharnais, but afterwards neglected her. The Italian residents of Paris aided her to get back to Milan, where she made a fresh start. Made numerous successful tours of France, Germany and Austria. As a performer on the violin she had an excellent technique, and a greatly admired refinement in her interpretations. The date of her death is not known.
19PARENT, ARMAND, Belgian violinist, b. Liége, Feb. 5, 1863. Studied at the Liége Conservatory and became concertmaster of the Bilse Orchestra at Berlin and the Colonne Orchestra at Paris. Organized the Parent Quartet in 1890, presenting the works of Brahms and the more modern French composers. Compositions include a violin sonata and smaller pieces.
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