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Giuseppe Tartini once recounted that, one night in 1713, the Devil himself appeared next to his bed. In the dream, the demon offered to be his servant and play whatever Tartini desired. Amazed, Tartini handed him his violin, and the Devil performed a sonata so perfect, so full of passion and virtuosity, that the musician woke up with his heart racing and the melody still echoing in his mind. He tried to recreate it immediately but later confessed, “What I composed was only a faint shadow of what I heard in that infernal dream.” Thus was born the legendary Devil’s Trill Sonata, a piece that Tartini claimed was inspired by the Devil’s own hands.This is an illustrated version of that eerie event, brought to life by Psiconautica Studio.If you’d like a similar illustration for your own project, you can contact me here.