Work Title
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Variations on 'I Palpiti'
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Alternative. Title
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Variations on 'Di tanti palpiti' from Rossini's 'Tancredi'
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Composer
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Paganini, Niccolò
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.13 ; M.S. 77
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INP 33
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 sections
- Larghetto cantabile (43 bars)
- Recitativo (13 bars)
- Tema. Andantino (36 bars)
- Var. I. (36 bars)
- Var. II. (36 bars)
- Var. III. (40 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1828 or before
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First Performance.
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1828-06-24 in Vienna, Kärtnerhorttheater
- Composer (violin solo), Orchestra, Unknown (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1851
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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10 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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violin, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, bass drum, cymbals, strings
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Related Works
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Based on the aria "Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi by Rossini
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Extra Information
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violin requires scordatura tuning A♭ E♭ B♭ F (i.e. all strings up a semitone)
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