Gasparo Ghiretti (1747 in

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1797 in

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) was an Italian

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, counterpointist and

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who served as chamber musician to

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in the last part of the 1700s. In his position he was master teacher to a number of talented musicians, including composer and Duke's chapelmaster

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; Ferdinando Orlandi (1774–1848); Angelo Maria Benincori; and most famously, a young

Niccolò Paganini Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; ; 27 October 178227 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. His 24 Caprices ...

, who studied with Ghiretti for several months and possibly as long as two years. In addition to violin technique, Ghiretti's teaching focused on harmony,

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, theory and composition.Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work Von Stephen Samuel Stratton · 2020 ISBN 9783752427493, ISBN 375242749
teacher Gasparo Ghiretti p. 9
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Italian classical violinists 18th-century Italian musicians 18th-century Italian male musicians 1747 births 1797 deaths Italian male classical violinists People from the Kingdom of Naples {{Italy-classical-musician-stub