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The Devil's Violinist is a 2013 film written and directed by Bernard Rose. It is based on the life story of the 19th-century Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. The film had its US premiere on 10 March 2014 at the Miami International Film Festival.
Paganini in 1836 by John Whittle. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (/ p æ ɡ ə ˈ n iː n i, p ɑː ɡ ə-/; Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
The Violin Sonata in G minor, GT 2.g05; B.g5, more familiarly known as the Devil's Trill Sonata (Italian: Il trillo del diavolo), is a work for solo violin (with figured bass accompaniment) by Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770). It is the composer's best-known composition, notable for its technically difficult passages.
The folklore of the "Devil's violin", classically exemplified by a similar story told of Niccolò Paganini, is widespread; it is an instance of the deal with the devil. A modern variant is the country song The Devil Went Down to Georgia; the PBS segment on violin in its series "Art" was titled "Art of violin: the devil's instrument".
Paganini Horror is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi.The film tells the story of a largely female rock band who acquires an unpublished score by composer Niccolò Paganini and decides to record it.
Right: The devil reappears a year later and forces Haizmann to sign another pact with his own blood. Middle: The Virgin Mary makes the devil to return the second pact during an exorcism. The idea of making a deal with the devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture. These pacts with the Devil can be found in many genres, including ...
In Dancing for the Devil, documentary maker Derek Doneen digs into the Wilkings’ stories and traces the history of the Shekinah Church and its ties to 7M Films.Founded by Robert Shinn in the ...
The devil completed the manuscript and the monk added the devil's picture out of gratitude for his aid. [10] Notable supposed deals with the devil were struck between the 15th and 18th centuries. The motif lives on among musicians until the 20th century: Johann Georg Faust (1466/80–1541), whose life was the origin of the Faust legend. [11]