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Baker’s biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker’s biographical dictionary of musicians (1919). archive.org, bakersbiographic0000unse_z3r4. https://archive.org/details/bakersbiographic0000unse_z3r4.

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Names 36 people on 13 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Amati scan page 37, line 21
  2. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 97, line 13
  3. Bergonzi, Carlo I
  4. Forster, William scan page 291, line 11
  5. Forster, William
  6. Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«)
  7. Gagliano scan page 308, line 5
  8. Gemünder, August scan page 322, line 11
  9. Gerle, Hans
  10. Grancino, (1) Paolo (b. Milan)
  11. Grancino, Paolo
  12. Hart, George I.
  13. Hart, John scan page 386, line 17
  14. Hart, John
  15. Hart, John Thomas
  16. John, Thomas
  17. Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G.
  18. Liebich, Ernst scan page 554, line 17
  19. Liebich, Ernst
  20. Liebich, Ernst
  21. Lunn, Lupot l scan page 576, line 17
  22. Lupot, Nicolas
  23. Lupot, Nicolas
  24. Maggi’ni, Giovanni
  25. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo
  26. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) scan page 586, line 3
  27. Serafino, Santo scan page 886, line 7
  28. Serafino, Santo
  29. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 936, line 9
  30. Stradivari, Antonio
  31. Tessarin, Testo scan page 962, line 11
  32. Tourte, François
  33. Tourte, François (“le jeune”)
  34. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 1013, line 12
  35. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
  36. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
Record details
Title
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Date
1919
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
bakersbiographic0000unse_z3r4

What rests on this source

  • Bergonzi, Carlo I draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«) draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Gerle, Hans draft
  • Grancino, (1) Paolo (b. Milan) draft
  • Grancino, Paolo draft
  • Hart, George I. draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hart, John Thomas draft
  • John, Thomas draft
  • Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G. draft
  • Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G. draft
  • Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G. draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Lunn, Lupot l 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
  • Stradivari, Antonio draft
  • Tessarin, Testo draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Tourte, François (“le jeune”) draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft

Everyone this source names

This document prints 13 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. 4 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. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino) scan page 586, line 3 draft record
  2. Gagliano scan page 308, 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)

  3. Serafino, Santo scan page 886, line 7 mention only — no record here yet

    Serafi'no, Santo, celebrated violin-maker at Venice, 1730–45. His instrs., 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" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  4. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 936, 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)

  5. Gemünder, August scan page 322, line 11 draft record
  6. Tessarin, Testo scan page 962, line 11 draft record
  7. Forster, William scan page 291, line 11 mention only — no record here yet

    Forster, 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 publr. 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)

  8. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 1013, line 12 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)

  9. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 97, 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. Hart, John scan page 386, line 17 mention only — no record here yet

    Hart, John Thomas, English violin-maker; b. Dec. 17, 1805; d. London, Jan. 1, 1874. Pupil of Gilkes, he made a complete study of Italian violins, became a famous expert, and carried on an extensive commerce in old instrs. under the name of Hart & Sons. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  11. Liebich, Ernst scan page 554, line 17 mention only — no record here yet

    Lie'bich, Ernst (Johann Gottlob), b. Breslau, Apr. 13, 1830; d. there Sept. 23, 1884. Eminent violin-maker, the successor of his father and grandfather, and trained in the workshops of Vuillaume (Paris), Hart (London), and Bausch (Leipzig). His instrs. have taken several first prizes. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  12. Lunn, Lupot l scan page 576, line 17 draft record
  13. Amati scan page 37, 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)