Caprice No. 20 in D major, Op. 1 No. 20

Niccolò Paganini · 1782–1840

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Type: Étude
Setting: Unaccompanied
Length: About 4 min
Era: Early Romantic
Nationality: Italian
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Notes

Melody over D-string drone

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