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Paganini - The 'Demonic' Virtuoso

English · Hardback

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Separating fact from fiction, this book explores how the legendary violinist challenged the very notion of what it meant to be a musician.

List of contents










Introduction
'Demonic' Violinist, Magical Virtuosity
Hypereroticism and Violence
Sovereignty, Domination, and Conquest
Paganini's Legacies
Epilogue: Paganinian Mythology
Appendix: Paganiniana in the British Press (1840-1900)
Bibliography

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Mai Kawabata

Product details

Authors Mai Kawabata
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 20.06.2013
 
EAN 9781843837565
ISBN 978-1-84383-756-5
No. of pages 303
Dimensions 161 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
Weight 794 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries

Musik, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Biography / Autobiography

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