Composition Year | 1813 |
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Genre Categories | Variations; For violin, orchestra; Scores featuring the violin; |
Related Works | Based on La Noce di Benevento by Süssmayr |
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Work Title | La Streghe |
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Alternative. Title | Variazioni su un tema tratto dal balletto 'Il Noce di Benevento' (Danse des sorcières) |
Composer | Paganini, Niccolò |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.8 ; MS 19 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | INP 26 |
Key | E-flat major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1813 |
First Performance. | 1803-10-29 in Milan, Teatro alla Scala
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First Publication. | 1851 - Paris: Schonenberger* |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 9 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | violin, orchestra |
InstrDetail | |
Related Works | Based on La Noce di Benevento by Süssmayr |
Extra Information | Solo violin requires scordatura tuning A♭ E♭ B♭ F (i.e. all strings up a semitone) Issued simultaneously by Schott and Ricordi. See also Ševčík: School of Interpretation for the Violin, Op.16 (Paganini - Le Streghe) |