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Musical notes. I. The great composers. II. Violinists and the violin. III. The violin and its history, 1869
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1to move along with more rapid strides. Lafont and Mayseder had succeeded to Rode and Kreutzer in public estimation. But the presence of a new planet became announced. The violin world was to be startled from its propriety by an apparition. The subject of Tartini's dream seemed about to be realized in person. With the single exception of Viotti, Italy had produced few men distinguished for excellence as instrumentalists.* Hitherto, she was emphatically the 'Land of Song,' not of fiddling. It seemed her character in the latter respect was now being redeemed: the kingdom of Sardinia had given birth to a master-fiddler!
3Nicolo Paganini was born in 1784 at Genoa. It has been noted that, where great genius is present, the particular instinct displays itself at an early age. Instances of this are common, especially in the musical art. The case of the remarkable man now under consider-
5* Corelli's name was, in relation to the modern school, a mere matter of history. Dragonetti, beyond being a double-bass player, had produced nothing.
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