1991 Robert Phillips, Niccolo Paganini Caprice No. 24, Guitar Article with Tab / Sheet Music

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was in many ways the first equivalent to today's rock star / guitar hero. With his flowing hair, flamboyant stage manner and controversial lifestyle, he set the standard that has been imitated by many and backed it up with virtuosic performances of his own pyrotechnic show-stoppers.

The 24th Caprice is probably Paganini's most famous composition. It is in the form of a theme and variation which means that the melody / harmony is given, then altered, but without changing the basic harmonic structure...

1991 Robert Phillips, Niccolo Paganini Caprice No. 24, Article/TAB 6-Pages available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1988 Frets: You and Your Music - Read it and Write it Now!

Features: Frets 1987 Index; Top composers reveal their sources of inspiration; Standard Music Notation - learning it is easier than you thought; Find out why sonata allegro form can help you be creative in any style; Old Fashioned Fiddles - Herb Clinard; Workshops: Alternate Tunings; Fingerstyle Arranging; Songwriting Tips; Paganini - the most notorious fiddler of them all; Rare Mandolin by Larson Brothers; more

1988 January Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com