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Baker’s biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker’s biographical dictionary of musicians (1919). archive.org, bub_gb_H2kNAAAAIAAJ. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_H2kNAAAAIAAJ.

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Names 12 people on 12 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 25, line 9
  2. Amati scan page 32, line 21
  3. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 92, line 13
  4. Forster, William scan page 286, line 11
  5. Gagliano scan page 303, line 5
  6. Gemünder, August scan page 317, line 13
  7. Hart, John scan page 381, line 17
  8. Lunn, Lupot l scan page 571, line 17
  9. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) scan page 581, line 3
  10. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 931, line 9
  11. Tourte, François scan page 974, line 13
  12. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 1008, line 11
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Kind
Book
Title
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Date
1919
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
bub_gb_H2kNAAAAIAAJ
Rights
Public domain
Rights basis
published in 1919, before 1930, so the 95-year US copyright term has run. Derived by machine on 2026-09-09 from the year this record already states, corroborated by the year printed in the volume's own front matter, at leaf 3 of this volume's front matter. That transcript was read by the local OCR station; no person has checked the leaf image.

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  • Forster, William draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Lunn, Lupot l draft
  • Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) draft

Everyone this source names

This document prints 12 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. 5 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. Tourte, François scan page 974, line 13 mention only — no record here yet

    Tourte [tōōrt], François … bow-makers. The shape and inward curve of the stick, the selection and preparation of the wood (Pernambuco), the length of the bow and all … — trade term as printed: "bow-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  2. Lunn, Lupot l scan page 571, line 17 draft record
  3. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) scan page 581, line 3 draft record
  4. Gagliano scan page 303, line 5 mention only — no record here yet

    Gaglia'no, the name of a family of famous violin-makers at Naples. Alessandro, who worked from 1695–1725, was a pupil of Stradivari, and he, as well as his sons Nicolò (1700–40) … — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  5. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 25, line 9 mention only — no record here yet

    Alba'ni, Mathias (father and son), violin-makers of Bozen (Tyrol). A. the elder, b. Bozen, 1621; d. there, 1673, was one of Stainer's aptest pupils; A. the younger learned … — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  6. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 931, line 9 mention only — no record here yet

    Stradiva'ri [Stradiva'rius], Antonio … violin-makers. It is probable that he worked for Niccolò Amati from about 1667–79. He purchased the house in which, for half a century, … — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  7. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 1008, line 11 mention only — no record here yet

    Vuillaume [vüē-yohm'], Jean-Baptiste … violin-makers, and learned the trade from his father, Claude V. [1772–1834]. At 19 he went to Paris, and worked with Chanot till 1821, … — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  8. Forster, William scan page 286, line 11 draft record
  9. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 92, line 13 mention only — no record here yet

    Bergon'zi, Carlo, from circa 1716-47 violin-maker at Cremona; Stradivari's best pupil. His son, Michelangelo, and his 2 nephews, Niccolo and Carlo Bergonzi, were of minor importance. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  10. Gemünder, August scan page 317, line 13 draft record
  11. Hart, John scan page 381, line 17 draft record
  12. Amati scan page 32, line 21 mention only — no record here yet

    Ama'ti, a renowned family of violin-makers at Cremona, Italy. (1) Andrea, b. 1530 (?), d. 1611 (?), was the first violin-maker of the family; his violins were usually of small pattern, but show a marked advance over the Brescia instrs.—His 2 sons, … — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)