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Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists, 1877
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1these cities, in the latter of which he died at the age of eighty, in a state (as far as it could be discovered) of poverty and wretchedness."
3It is some satisfaction after this to know that by his wonderful performances he has left a name in the annals of violin-playing, and that his influence upon the musical world of England, if not of Italy, will still be felt for many years to come. There can be no doubt that Felici Giardini was the greatest violinist that had, up to this period, appeared before an English audience.
5Another pupil of Somis, and afterward of Tartini, was the well-known Gaetano Pugnani. He was one of the most brilliant stars that have emanated from the Piedmontese school founded by Somis, and has exercised a great influence on the art by the grandeur of his style, the variety of his bowing, and the improvements he introduced into the form of the concerto. He was born at Turin in 1728, and after studying under the celebrated master of that town, soon became known as a very accomplished violinist. He had already achieved much success as a solo-player at the Court of Sardinia before he went forth on his travels. When he arrived at Paris he had to com-
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