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A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1900). archive.org, imslp-biographical-dictionary-of-musicians-baker-theodore. https://archive.org/details/imslp-biographical-dictionary-of-musicians-baker-theodore.

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Names 4 people on 4 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 15, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 16, line 11
  3. Amati scan page 22, line 3
  4. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 66, line 15
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Title
A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Date
1900
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
imslp-biographical-dictionary-of-musicians-baker-theodore

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  • Albani, Mathias (father and son) draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft

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  1. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 66, line 15 draft record
  2. Amati scan page 22, 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)

  3. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 16, line 11 draft record
  4. Aireton, Edward scan page 15, 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)