Paganini

[ pag-uh-nee-nee, pah-guh-; Italian pah-gah-nee-nee ]

/ ˌpæg əˈni ni, ˌpɑ gə-; Italian ˌpɑ gɑˈni ni /

noun

Nic·co·lò

[nik-uh-loh; Italian neek-kaw-law] /ˈnɪk əˌloʊ; Italian ˌnik kɔˈlɔ/, 1784–1840, Italian composer and violinist.

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Examples from the Web for paganini

We might not look like Jordan or play like Paganini or paint like Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Who has not heard of Paganini—and who, that boasts of an ear, has not heard Paganini himself?
The Violin|George Dubourg
Paganini himself, the most wild and singular of players, did not acquire his excellence independently of magisterial rule.
The Violin|George Dubourg
Paganini's Op. 1, was published by Ricordi about the year 1820.
Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work|Stephen Samuel Stratton

Paganini's peculiar method of treating the violin has never been regarded as a safe school for any other violinist to follow.
Great Violinists And Pianists|George T. Ferris
The violin of Paganini may still be seen and handled; but the soul that inspired it is buried with its master.
Lectures on Art|Washington Allston

British Dictionary definitions for paganini

Paganini

/ (Italian paɡaˈniːni) /

noun

Niccolò (nikkoˈlɔ). 1782–1840, Italian violinist and composer

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