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Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists, 1877
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1violin, and prosecuted a course of study that was to result in the Sonata del Diavolo, and other no-less remarkable compositions. He performed frequently in the orchestra of the convent, and on a certain occasion, when a great festival was held there, and a high wind was blowing, the curtain which hid the performers from view, according to the fashion of the time, was blown aside, and Tartini was immediately recognised by some townspeople who had come from Padua. This created no little sensation, but led finally to a conciliation with his family; after which he and his wife took up their abode at Venice. The reason why he chose that town was the presence there of a most remarkable performer on the violin, named Francesco Veracini. It has been said that Tartini, when quite a boy, walked all the way from Padua to Venice to hear this Veracini play.
3Francesco Veracini was the pupil of his uncle (usually called "Veracini the elder," an eminent artiste in his day), and a great, though very eccentric, musician. At the time of Tartini's visit, he was at the head of the Venetian Academy of Music, founded by the King of Poland. He was nicknamed "capo pazzo," or mad head, on account one of two readings
4Francesco Veracini was the pupil of his uncle (usually called "Veracini the elder," an eminent artiste in his day), and a great, though very eccentric, musician. At the time of Tartini's visit, he was at the head of the Venetian Academy of Music, founded by the King of Poland. He was nicknamed "capo pazzo," or mad head, on account. one of two readings
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