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Gagliano, Raffaele

died 1857

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    As printed on this page: “Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy.”

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  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    As printed on this page: “Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy.”

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  3. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character.

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    2. GAGLIANO, NICOLA I, Naples, b. about 1665 or 1670, d. about 1740. Eldest son of Alessandro, but dissimilar in talent. He usually imitated the Stradivarius models, mostly the older periods of the master, using a bright yellow varnish. One of his instruments of the year 1750 was owned by Prof. Jacob Grün of Vienna. Many of Nicola's violins are decorated with purfling of a highly ornamental nature.
    4. GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character.
    6. GAGLIANO, VINCENZO, Naples, 1870, d. about 1886.
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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character.

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    2. GAGLIANO, NICOLA I, Naples, b. about 1665 or 1670, d. about 1740. Eldest son of Alessandro, but dissimilar in talent. He usually imitated the Stradivarius models, mostly the older periods of the master, using a bright yellow varnish. One of his instruments of the year 1750 was owned by Prof. Jacob Grün of Vienna. Many of Nicola's violins are decorated with purfling of a highly ornamental nature.
    4. GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character.
    6. GAGLIANO, VINCENZO, Naples, 1870, d. about 1886.

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Places and dates of work
GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character. reported1
Places and dates of work
GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character. reported1
Places and dates of work
GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857. A son of Giovanni who worked most of the time in partnership with his brother Antonio. The color of his violins was brown, and the workmanship of an ordinary character. reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1857. As printed in the cited source: “GAGLIANO, RAFFAELE, Naples, b. about 1790, d. 1857” reported1
Places and dates of work
As printed on this page: “Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy.” reported1
Places and dates of work
As printed on this page: “Gagliano, Raffaele and Antonio, sons of Giovanni, grandsons of Nicola. The dates of births are unknown; Raffaele d. Dec. 9, 1857, and Antonio June 27, 1860. They worked together in Naples, but their instruments are inferior. After a few years they confined themselves to manufacturing strings, their factory becoming one of the best in Italy.” reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  5. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    p. 33