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A biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934, ed, A biographical dictionary of musicians (New York, G. Schirmer, 1905). archive.org, bub_gb_bOk5AAAAIAAJ. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bOk5AAAAIAAJ.

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Who this document names

Names 22 people on 19 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 16, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 17, line 11
  3. Amati also printed as Amati, Andrea scan page 23, line 3
  4. Amati scan page 23, line 3
  5. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 67, line 15
  6. Forster, William scan page 197, line 25
  7. Gand, Ch scan page 211, line 1
  8. Gemünder, August scan page 217, line 17
  9. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 246, line 3
  10. Hart, John scan page 259, line 23
  11. Hill, William scan page 282, line 5
  12. Klotz scan page 325, line 13
  13. Liebich, Ernst scan page 362, line 9
  14. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 374, line 11
  15. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 374, line 11
  16. Maggini, Giovanni also printed as Maggi’ni, Giovanni scan page 378, line 17
  17. Serafino, Santo scan page 549, line 7
  18. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 574, line 3
  19. Testori, Carlo scan page 586, line 25
  20. Tourte, François scan page 596, line 13
  21. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 617, line 5
  22. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 617, line 5
Record details
Author
Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934, ed
Title
A biographical dictionary of musicians
Publisher
New York, G. Schirmer
Date
1905
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
bub_gb_bOk5AAAAIAAJ

What rests on this source

  • Albani, Mathias (father and son) draft
  • Amati draft
  • Amati, Andrea draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Gand, Ch draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Klotz draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Lupot, Nicolas draft
  • Maggi’ni, Giovanni draft
  • Serafino, Santo draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft

Everyone this source names

This document prints 19 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. 16 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. Gand, Ch scan page 211, line 1 draft record
  2. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 246, line 3 draft record
  3. Hill, William scan page 282, line 5 draft record
  4. Serafino, Santo scan page 549, line 7 draft record
  5. Liebich, Ernst scan page 362, line 9 draft record
  6. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 17, line 11 draft record
  7. Tourte, François scan page 596, line 13 draft record
  8. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 67, line 15 draft record
  9. Gemünder, August scan page 217, line 17 draft record
  10. Maggini, Giovanni scan page 378, line 17 draft record
  11. Aireton, Edward scan page 16, 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)

  12. Hart, John scan page 259, line 23 draft record
  13. Forster, William scan page 197, line 25 draft record
  14. Testori, Carlo scan page 586, 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)

  15. Klotz scan page 325, line 13 draft record
  16. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 574, 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)

  17. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 374, line 11 draft record
  18. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 617, line 5 draft record
  19. Amati scan page 23, line 3 draft record