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Famous Violinists and Fine Violins: Historical Notes, Anecdotes, and …, 1896
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1names; and a young painter, who lived on the same flat, went so far as to take advantage of the somewhat large nose of the celebrated Piedmontese virtuoso, and represented him in a drawing, leading his orchestra, all the members of which were grouped under his vast nasal organ, as under an enormous parasol. Of the private life of Pugnani very little has come down to us; his name lives in his compositions and in the talents of the pupils that he instructed. Viotti owed almost everything to him, and Bruni has distinguished himself by his original and brilliant trios.
3He died in Turin, the city of his birth, but the exact date is not very certain; some say 1798 and others 1803. In either case he would have been just over seventy years of age, and up to that time he was constantly engaged in composition, conducting, and teaching. Like many equally good men he "died in harness," and has left a very distinguished name in the world of Italian music.
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