A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua. By this time his fame was so much extended that he had repeated offers from Paris and London to visit those Capitals ; but by a singular species of devotion and attachment to his patron Saint, to whom he consecrated himself and his instrument, he declined entering into any other service. By the year 1748 he had made many excellent scholars, and had established such a system of practice for students on the violin, that he was celebrated all over Europe ; and his reputation increased until his death, an event which was much regretted by the inhabitants of Padua, where he had resided nearly fifty years.
M. de Lalande states, that he had from Tartini's own mouth the following singular anecdote respecting one of his compositions, the well known Trille del Diavolo; which shows to what a degree his imagination was inflamed.
He dreamed one night, in 1713, that he had made a compact with the devil, who promised to be at his service on all occasions ; and, during this vision, everything succeeded according to his mind : his wishes were anticipated, and his desires always surpassed, by the assistance of his new servant. In short, he imagined that he presented the devil with his violin, in order to discover what
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