October 27 - Niccolò Paganini (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Niccolò Paganini (27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was a fantastically successful violin virtuoso and minor composer.

[For last year's entries for Niccolò Paganini and Conlon Nancarrow click here.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Details

"A week later, on 27 May 1840, Paganini died from internal hemorrhaging before a priest could be summoned. Because of this, and his widely rumored association with the devil, the Church denied his body a Catholic burial in Genoa." -- Wikipedia

There must have been

Some magic in

     Paganini’s violin.

If it were so,

How would we know

     That fiendish forces fueled his bow?

Was he obsessed,

Perhaps possessed,

     Beelzebub made manifest?

It’s said he’d revel

With the devil,

     But I doubt that’s on the level.

 

 

 

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