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Paganini, Niccolo

Place of Birth: 
Genoa - Italy
Date of Birth: 
27/10/1782
Place of death: 
Nice - France
Date of Death: 
27/05/1840
Copyright: 
Pietro Berri, Edward Neil, 'Paganini, Niccolo', in Dizionario Enciclopedico Universale della Musica e dei Musicisti, ed. A. Basso, Torino: UTET, 1988, Le Biografie, V, 500-510 Renee de Saussine, 'Paganini', Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1970 (pp. 271) Boris Schwarz, 'Paganini, Nicolo', in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. S. Sadie, London: Macmillan, 1980, XIV, 86-91
Remarks: 
The list of individual pieces for guitar is not available in our sources. The Opus number has been estabilished by A. Codignola, in 'Paganini intimo', Genoa, 1935 The most manuscripts are in the Biblioteca Casanatense of Rome (Italy) Availability refers to various editions, not only the one in the 'Edition' field. Works without date of composition have been listed chronologically based on the date of death of the composer.