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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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1embellishments. Some of the works so published are well worthy of careful study: their difficulty is unquestionably great.
3Louis Spohr, born in 1784 at Brunswick, was one of the most gifted musicians of his time. He very early commenced the study of the violin, but did not attain proficiency on the instrument so rapidly as his extraordinary contemporary Paganini. He studied in early youth under Herr Eck, a clever but mannered violinist. His style soon rose above that of his master, and his great model was Rode, for whose performance he entertained unbounded admiration. In 1820 he performed at a concert of the Philharmonic Society of London; and subsequently appeared (1839) at a Norwich festival. We do not propose to describe his career, inasmuch as all details are given in his autobiography and journals published since his death, which event took place in 1859.
5In his style of playing, Spohr was exactly the opposite of Paganini. He disdained all meretricious ornament. His method was emin-
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