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Giuseppe Tartini
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The Italian violinist, composer and respected teacher, Giuseppe Tartini, made an important contribution to the development of acoustic theory and of the virtuoso violin concerto and solo repertoire. He led a gay adventurous life as a student of law in Padua and, after a secret marriage, had to take refuge in a monastery in Assisi where he studied composition. MIDI FILE - From "6 Fughe op.1": Fuga in G (13'17'') Tartini discovered the so-called resultant tone and started the use of thicker violin strings and lighter bow. In 1728 he founded a school of violin playing in Padua. 
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Tartini wrote a very large number of concertos for the violin, many of them published in his lifetime. The most famous of Tartini's many violin sonatas is the Devil's Trill, which he said the Devil himself played to him in a dream. Tartini's technical ability is demonstrated in L'arte del arco, The Art of the Bow, 38 variations on a theme by Corelli. In common with other instrumental composers of the period, he also added to the repertoire of the trio sonata.
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