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Proto NINE VARIANTS ON PAGANINI for Double Bass and Piano. Niccolo Paganini’s 24th Violin Caprice has inspired composers for many generations. The simple 16-measure tune lends itself both melodically and harmonically to a myriad of treatments from styles classical to the avant-garde. If there were such a thing as repertoire for composers this little melody would certainly occupy a prominent spot. Whether writing short variations on the melody or developing longer songs or movement-like segments using mainly its harmonic underpinnings, it is one of those challenges that – when all’s said & done – is just plain fun. The piano part is in in orchestra tuning.
