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The violin and its music, 1885
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1English amateurs. His compositions consist of Six Sonatas for Violin and Bass, Op. 1; Three Concertos, with accompaniment, Op. 2; Six Solos, Op. 3; Twelve Duetts, Op. 4, 5; Six Duetts, Violin and Viola, Op. 6; Six Duetts for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7; Six Concertos for Violin Solo.
3In Bruni, Pugnani had another famous scholar. He was born in Piedmont, in 1759. He passed his life chiefly at Paris, where he became conductor of the Opera Comique, himself composing several light operas. He is known to Violinists chiefly as the composer of many agreeably-written string Trios and Duetts, and as the author of an Instruction Book for the Tenor.
5Alessandro Rolla composed much interesting and valuable music for the Violin at this period. He made the Viola a special study, and was famous as a soloist on that instrument. He composed Three Violin Concertos with orchestra, and Four Tenor Concertos, also with orchestra; Several Quartetts, Quintetts, and Trios, besides some Duetts for Violin and Tenor and two Violins.
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