Is the violin the "Devil's Instrument"? Apparently it is. For nearly 400 years it has been persistently related to Satan! Giuseppe Tartini wrote the "Devil's Trill Sonata", a devilishly difficult piece with demanding double stops.Legend has it he had six digits on one hand! He played an instrument by Antonio Stradivarius; maybe this helped.
Similar tales are encountered. Niccolo Paganini, the great Italian violinist and composer, was widely believed to have made a pact with the devil to perfect his playing! When he died in 1840, he was denied a Catholic burial in Genoa. He was not buried until 1876 and then in Parma. But he was said to be the best violinist.
Is your violin possessed? Should it be? Do you play especially well?
Can you play very fast?
Maybe your friends think you have six digits!
Recently, Minnesota Public Radio did a piece, "Violin- The Devil's Instrument"! Google it.
More to follow... Maybe a violin rave on Halloween!
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