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A biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934. comp, A biographical dictionary of musicians (New York: G. Schirmer, 1900). archive.org, biographicaldict019000bake. https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict019000bake.

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Names 35 people on 19 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 20, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias scan page 21, line 11
  3. Amati scan page 27, line 3
  4. Amati, Nicol
  5. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 71, line 15
  6. Forster, William scan page 201, line 25
  7. Forster, William
  8. Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«)
  9. Gand, Ch.-Nicolas-Eugène also printed as Gand, Charles-Nicolas-Eugene scan page 215, line 1
  10. Gemünder, August scan page 221, line 17
  11. Gerle, Hans
  12. Guarneri scan page 250, line 3
  13. Hart, John Thomas scan page 263, line 25
  14. Hill, William Ebsworth scan page 286, line 5
  15. John, Thomas
  16. Klotz (or Clotz) scan page 329, line 13
  17. Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G.
  18. Liebich, Ernst scan page 366, line 9
  19. Liebich, Ernst
  20. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 378, line 12
  21. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 378, line 12
  22. Maggi’ni, Giovanni
  23. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo scan page 382, line 15
  24. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino)
  25. Serafino, Santo scan page 553, line 7
  26. Serafino, Santo
  27. Stradiva'ri [Stradiva'rius], Antonio scan page 578, line 3
  28. Stradivari, (Antonio), Antonius Stradivarius
  29. Stradivari, Antonio
  30. Testo'ri, Carlo Giuseppe also printed as Testore, Carlo Giuseppe scan page 590, line 25
  31. Tourte, François scan page 600, line 11
  32. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3
  33. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
  34. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
  35. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3
Record details
Kind
Book
Author
Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934. comp
Title
A biographical dictionary of musicians
Place
New York
Publisher
G. Schirmer
Date
1900
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
biographicaldict019000bake
Rights
Public domain
Rights basis
published in 1900, before 1930, so the 95-year US copyright term has run. Derived by machine on 2026-08-22 from the year this record already states, corroborated by the year printed in the volume's own front matter, at leaf 6 of this volume's front matter. That transcript was read by the local OCR station; no person has checked the leaf image.

What rests on this source

  • Albani, Mathias draft
  • Amati draft
  • Amati, Nicol draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«) draft
  • Gand, Charles-Nicolas-Eugene draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Gerle, Hans draft
  • Guarneri draft
  • Hart, John Thomas draft
  • Hart, John Thomas draft
  • Hart, John Thomas draft
  • Hill, William Ebsworth draft
  • Hill, William Ebsworth draft
  • Hill, William Ebsworth draft
  • John, Thomas draft
  • Klotz draft
  • Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G. draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Maggi’ni, Giovanni draft
  • Maggini, Giovanni Paolo draft
  • Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) draft
  • Serafino, Santo draft
  • Stradiva’ri [Stradiva’rius], Antonio draft
  • Stradivari, (Antonio), Antonius Stradivarius draft
  • Stradivari, Antonio draft
  • Testore, Carlo Giuseppe draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft

Everyone this source names

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  1. Testo'ri, Carlo Giuseppe scan page 590, line 25 draft record
  2. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo scan page 382, line 15 draft record
  3. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 71, line 15 draft record
  4. Gemünder, August scan page 221, line 17 draft record
  5. Klotz (or Clotz) scan page 329, line 13 draft record
  6. Stradiva'ri [Stradiva'rius], Antonio scan page 578, line 3 draft record
  7. Gand, Ch.-Nicolas-Eugène scan page 215, line 1 draft record
  8. Serafino, Santo scan page 553, line 7 mention only — no record here yet

    Serafi'no, Santo, celebrated violin-maker at Venice, 1730-45. His instr.s, after models by Stainer and Amati, are very valuable; they bear the label "Sanctus Seraphin Utinensis fecit Venetijs, Anno 17—".—His nephew Gregorio worked about the same period. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — name as printed read by a reviewer from the page: "Serafino, Santo" — the machine read this line as "Serafi'no Santo" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  9. Liebich, Ernst scan page 366, line 9 draft record
  10. Albani, Mathias scan page 21, line 11 draft record
  11. Tourte, François scan page 600, line 11 draft record
  12. Aireton, Edward scan page 20, line 21 mention only — no record here yet

    Aire'ton, Edward, violin-maker in London; b. 1727, d. 1807. He worked under Wamsly; his violins and 'cellos, of pale yellow, were after Nicolò Amati models. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  13. Forster, William scan page 201, line 25 mention only — no record here yet

    For'ster, William (Sr.), violin-maker; b. Brampton, Cumberland, May 4, 1739; d. London, 1808. He went to London in 1759, and estab. himself there as a publ.r and violin-maker in 1781. He copied Stainer and Amati; his 'cellos and double-basses are very rare and valuable. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  14. Hart, John Thomas scan page 263, line 25 draft record
  15. Guarneri scan page 250, line 3 draft record
  16. Hill, William Ebsworth scan page 286, line 5 draft record
  17. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 378, line 12 draft record
  18. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3 draft record