Stephen S. Stratton
Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664636515
Table of Contents
NICOLO PAGANINI: HIS LIFE AND WORK.
THE BOW Its History, Manufacture and Use
CELEBRATED VIOLINISTS: PAST AND PRESENT,
TECHNICS OF VIOLONCELLO PLAYING
THE VIOLIN MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN,
THE BOW Its History, Manufacture and Use
CELEBRATED VIOLINISTS: PAST AND PRESENT,
TECHNICS OF VIOLONCELLO PLAYING
THE VIOLIN MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN,
Advice to Pupils & Teachers of the Violin,
THE Repairing and Restoration of Violins,
THE VIOLIN: Solo Playing, Soloists and Solos,
SELECTED VIOLIN SOLOS, AND HOW TO PLAY THEM,
THE VIOLIN AND ITS STORY: OR THE HISTORY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN.
JOSEPH GUARNERIUS, HIS WORK & HIS MASTER,
PREFACE.
The author of this work did not live to see the final sheets in print. Although it has not received his revision, yet the book has had careful editing. Mr. Stratton did not undertake the Life of Paganini without adequate preparation. He had during many years thoughtfully studied the artist and his attributes, and became an acknowledged authority on the subject. He gathered from all available sources the most reliable information. Almost his last journey was a pilgrimage to Paganini's birthplace. This volume will exhibit his versatility, particularly the chapter giving the analyses of Paganini's compositions. It is therefore the most complete account of the greatest virtuoso recorded in the annals of music. Those who peruse this most interesting biography of Paganini, will naturally desire to learn something of the writer.
Stephen Samuel Stratton was born in London on December 19th, 1840. He began his career as a chorister of St. Mary's Church, Ealing. He studied harmony and composition under Charles Lucas. As an organist, he held these appointments—St. Mary the Virgin, Soho; and St. James's Church, Friern Barnet. On his removal to Birmingham in 1866, he was organist at St. Barnabas Church; Edgbaston Old Parish Church; St. John's, Harborne; and the Church of the Saviour (1878–1882). In 1879 he commenced