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Bagatella, Antonio

Padua · b. 1755, d. 1829

Historical maker

Named in 10 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of music and musicians (A.D. 1450-1878, Grove, George. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1878. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "¹ The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino esposto geometricamente nel…"
A dictionary of music and musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by eminent writers, English and foreign, 1879. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "1 The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino esposto geometricamente nel…"
A Dictionary of music and musicians, 1880. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "¹ The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella, an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino esposto geometricamente ne…"
A dictionary of music and musicians (A.D. 1450-1889), 1889. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "1 The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella, an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino esposto geometricamente ne…"
A dictionary of music and musicians (A.D. 1450-1889), Grove, George, 1820-1900, editor. London, New York, Macmillan and Co., 1890. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "1 The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino esposto geometricamente nel…"
A dictionary of music and musicians …, Grove, George, Sir. London: Macmillan, 1899. p. 285.
As printed on this page: "1 The most noticeable of these is the 'calcolo' of Antonio Bagatella an amateur of Padua, published in 1782, by which he pretends to reveal the secret of the proportions used by the brothers Amati. It is reprinted in Folegatti's 'Il violino espusto geometricamente nel…"
Cremona, London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1894. p. 24.
As printed on this page: "18. BAGATELLA, Antonio. (h) Padua, 1782. He made violins and violoncellos of moderate merit. He adopted the method of drawing the outlines of a well-made violin on given measurements on a straight line, which, however, practically is without value."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 5.
As printed on this page: "Bagatella (Bagattella), Antonio, b. about 1750, Padua. Was a very good restorer of violins. Worked for many Germans—Prince Waldestein, Laibek, Prince of Wittemberg, Krauss of Prague—made few new instruments, a…"
Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901. Page 174, scan 182. Held as more than one scan.
BAGATELLA (ANTONIO). — Padoue, fin xviii e siècle. Ses violons et violoncelles sont assez estimés. Il publia, en 1786, une brochure : Regole …
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Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901. Page 174, scan 188. Held as more than one scan.
BAGATELLA (ANTONIO). — Padoue, fin xviii° siècle. Ses violons et violoncelles sont assez estimés. Il publia, en 1786, une brochure : Regole per …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 11. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "BAGATELLA, ANTONIO, Padua, b. 1755, d. 1829."
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 11, scan 35. Held as more than one scan.
Bagatella, Antonio, Padua, b. 1755, d. 1829.
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  • Entries from 10 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

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