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A biographical dictionary of musicians

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Names 20 people on 18 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 22, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 23, line 11
  3. Amati scan page 29, line 3
  4. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 73, line 15
  5. Forster, William scan page 203, line 25
  6. Gem, N’Der
  7. Gemünder, August scan page 223, line 17
  8. Guarneri scan page 252, line 3
  9. Hart, John scan page 265, line 23
  10. Hill, William scan page 288, line 5
  11. Hill, Wm. Ebsworth
  12. Klotz scan page 331, line 16
  13. Liebich, Ernst scan page 368, line 9
  14. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 380, line 11
  15. Maggini, Giovanni scan page 384, line 18
  16. Serafino, Santo scan page 555, line 7
  17. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 580, line 3
  18. Testori, Carlo scan page 592, line 25
  19. Tourte, François scan page 602, line 11
  20. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 623, line 5
Record details
Title
A biographical dictionary of musicians
Date
1900
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
abiographicaldi02bakegoog

What rests on this source

  • Albani, Mathias (father and son) draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Gem, N’Der draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Guarneri draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, Wm. Ebsworth draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Serafino, Santo draft
  • Tourte, François draft

Everyone this source names

This document prints 18 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. 11 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. Serafino, Santo scan page 555, line 7 draft record
  2. Forster, William scan page 203, line 25 draft record
  3. Amati scan page 29, line 3 mention only — no record here yet

    Ama'ti, a renowned family of violin-makers at Cremona, Italy. (1) Andrea, b. 1520 (?), d. 1577 (?), was the first violin-maker of the family; his violins were usually of small pattern, but show a marked advance over the Brescia instr.s.—His 2 sons … — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  4. Guarneri scan page 252, line 3 draft record
  5. Hill, William scan page 288, line 5 draft record
  6. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 23, line 11 draft record
  7. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 73, line 15 draft record
  8. Gemünder, August scan page 223, line 17 draft record
  9. Aireton, Edward scan page 22, 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)

  10. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 580, line 3 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)

  11. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 623, line 5 mention only — no record here yet

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

  12. Liebich, Ernst scan page 368, line 9 draft record
  13. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 380, line 11 draft record
  14. Tourte, François scan page 602, line 11 draft record
  15. Klotz scan page 331, line 16 mention only — no record here yet

    Klotz (or Clotz), family of Bavarian violin-makers at Mittenwald. The instr.s were brought into repute by Matthias (abt. 1660–96), the son of Aegidius, sen.; Matthias' sons, … — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  16. Maggini, Giovanni scan page 384, line 18 mention only — no record here yet

    Maggi'ni, Giovanni Paolo, (also Magini, Magino,) b. Botticino-Marino, Italy, 1580; d. Brescia, about 1631. Famous violin-maker at Brescia. His violins, violas, 'celli, and double-basses are prized almost equally with Stradivari's — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  17. Hart, John scan page 265, line 23 draft record
  18. Testori, Carlo scan page 592, 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)