A biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934, A biographical dictionary of musicians (New York: G. Schirmer, 1900). archive.org, cu31924022355618. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022355618.

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Who this document names

Names 23 people on 19 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 21, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 22, line 11
  3. Albani, Mathias a
  4. Amati also printed as Amati, Andrea scan page 28, line 3
  5. Amati scan page 28, line 3
  6. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 72, line 15
  7. Forster, William scan page 202, line 25
  8. Gand, Ch scan page 216, line 1
  9. Gemünder, August scan page 222, line 17
  10. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 251, line 3
  11. Hart, John scan page 264, line 25
  12. Hill, William scan page 287, line 5
  13. Klotz (or Clotz) scan page 330, line 13
  14. Liebich, Ernst scan page 367, line 9
  15. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 379, line 11
  16. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 379, line 11
  17. Maggini, Giovanni also printed as Maggi’ni, Giovanni scan page 383, line 15
  18. Serafino, Santo scan page 554, line 7
  19. Stradiva'ri [Stradiva'rius], Antonio scan page 579, line 3
  20. Testori, Carlo scan page 591, line 25
  21. Tourte, François scan page 601, line 11
  22. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 622, line 3
  23. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 622, line 3
Record details
Author
Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934
Title
A biographical dictionary of musicians
Place
New York
Publisher
G. Schirmer
Date
1900
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
cu31924022355618

What rests on this source

  • Albani, Mathias (father and son) draft
  • Albani, Mathias a draft
  • Amati draft
  • Amati, Andrea draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Gand, Ch draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Klotz draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Maggi’ni, Giovanni draft
  • Serafino, Santo draft
  • Stradiva’ri [Stradiva’rius], Antonio draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft

Everyone this source names

This document prints 19 names. A name found this way is the weakest thing this site records: the book names the person, and nothing more is said. It is not a line in a record — the lines that actually rest on this source are listed above, each with its own confidence. 17 of the names below reach a record on this site; lines from this source have been written for 0. The rest are names and nothing else — which is an honest description of the evidence, and an invitation: if you know one of these makers, we want to hear from you.

  1. Gand, Ch scan page 216, line 1 draft record
  2. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 251, line 3 draft record
  3. Hill, William scan page 287, line 5 draft record
  4. Serafino, Santo scan page 554, line 7 draft record
  5. Liebich, Ernst scan page 367, line 9 draft record
  6. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 22, line 11 draft record
  7. Tourte, François scan page 601, line 11 draft record
  8. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 72, line 15 draft record
  9. Maggini, Giovanni scan page 383, line 15 draft record
  10. Gemünder, August scan page 222, line 17 draft record
  11. Aireton, Edward scan page 21, 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)

  12. Forster, William scan page 202, line 25 draft record
  13. Hart, John scan page 264, line 25 draft record
  14. Testori, Carlo scan page 591, line 25 mention only — no record here yet

    Testo'ri, Carlo Giuseppe; Carlo Antonio; and Paolo Antonio; father and two sons, Milanese violin-makers from about 1687–1754. — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  15. Klotz (or Clotz) scan page 330, line 13 draft record
  16. Stradiva'ri [Stradiva'rius], Antonio scan page 579, line 3 draft record
  17. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 379, line 11 draft record
  18. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 622, line 3 draft record
  19. Amati scan page 28, line 3 draft record