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A biographical dictionary of musicians

Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934, A biographical dictionary of musicians (New York: G. Schirmer, 1905). archive.org, biographicaldict05bake. https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict05bake.

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Names 42 people on 19 scan pages; none has a record here yet.

  1. Aireton, Edward scan page 20, line 21
  2. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 21, line 11
  3. Amati also printed as Amati, Andrea scan page 27, line 3
  4. Amati scan page 27, line 3
  5. Amati, Nicol
  6. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 71, line 15
  7. Bergonzi, Carlo
  8. Forster, William scan page 201, line 25
  9. Forster, William
  10. Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«)
  11. Gand, Ch scan page 215, line 1
  12. Gand, Charles-Nicolas-Eugene
  13. Gem, N’Der
  14. Gemünder, August scan page 221, line 17
  15. Gerle, Hans
  16. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 250, line 3
  17. Hart, John scan page 263, line 25
  18. Hart, John Thomas
  19. Hill, William scan page 286, line 5
  20. Hill, Wm. Ebsworth
  21. John, Thomas
  22. Klotz scan page 329, line 13
  23. Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G.
  24. Liebich, Ernst scan page 366, line 9
  25. Liebich, Ernst
  26. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 378, line 11
  27. Lupot, Nicolas scan page 378, line 11
  28. Maggini, Giovanni also printed as Maggi’ni, Giovanni scan page 382, line 16
  29. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo
  30. Maggini, Giovanni Paolo (also Magini, Magino)
  31. Serafino, Santo scan page 553, line 7
  32. Stradivari, (Antonio), Antonius Stradivarius
  33. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 578, line 3
  34. Stradivari, Antonio
  35. Testo’ri, Carlo
  36. Testore, Carlo Giuseppe
  37. Testori, Carlo scan page 590, line 25
  38. Tourte, François scan page 600, line 11
  39. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3
  40. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
  41. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste
  42. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3
Record details
Kind
Book
Author
Baker, Theodore, 1851-1934
Title
A biographical dictionary of musicians
Place
New York
Publisher
G. Schirmer
Date
1905
Repository
archive.org
Identifier
biographicaldict05bake
Rights
Public domain
Rights basis
published in 1905, before 1930, so the 95-year US copyright term has run. Derived by machine on 2026-08-22 from the year this record already states, corroborated by the year printed in the volume's own front matter, at leaf 6 of this volume's front matter. That transcript was read by the local OCR station; no person has checked the leaf image.

What rests on this source

  • Albani, Mathias (father and son) draft
  • Amati draft
  • Amati, Andrea draft
  • Amati, Nicol draft
  • Bergonzi, Carlo draft
  • Forster, William draft
  • Forster, William II. (»Old Forster«) draft
  • Gand, Ch draft
  • Gand, Charles-Nicolas-Eugene draft
  • Gem, N’Der draft
  • Gemünder, August draft
  • Gerle, Hans draft
  • Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) draft
  • Hart, John draft
  • Hart, John Thomas draft
  • Hill, William draft
  • Hill, Wm. Ebsworth draft
  • John, Thomas draft
  • Klotz draft
  • Lie’Bich, Ernst J. G. draft
  • Liebich, Ernst draft
  • Liebich, Ernst 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
  • Serafino, Santo draft
  • Stradivari, (Antonio), Antonius Stradivarius draft
  • Stradivari, Antonio draft
  • Testo’ri, Carlo draft
  • Testore, Carlo Giuseppe draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Tourte, François draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste draft
  • Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste 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. 14 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 215, line 1 draft record
  2. Guarneri, (latinized Guarnerius) scan page 250, line 3 draft record
  3. Hill, William scan page 286, line 5 draft record
  4. Serafino, Santo scan page 553, line 7 draft record
  5. Liebich, Ernst scan page 366, line 9 draft record
  6. Albani, Mathias (father and son) scan page 21, line 11 draft record
  7. Tourte, François scan page 600, line 11 draft record
  8. Bergonzi, Carlo scan page 71, line 15 mention only — no record here yet

    Bergon'zi, Carlo, 1716-55, violin-maker at Cremona, Stradivari's best pupil. His son, Michelangelo, and his 2 nephews, Niccolò and Carlo Bergonzi, were of minor importance. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

  9. Maggini, Giovanni scan page 382, line 16 draft record
  10. Gemünder, August scan page 221, line 17 draft record
  11. Aireton, Edward scan page 20, 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. Forster, William scan page 201, line 25 mention only — no record here yet

    For'ster, 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 publ.r 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)

  13. Hart, John scan page 263, line 25 draft record
  14. Testori, Carlo scan page 590, 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 329, line 13 draft record
  16. Stradivari, Antonio scan page 578, 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 378, line 11 draft record
  18. Vuillaume, Jean-Baptiste scan page 621, line 3 draft record
  19. Amati scan page 27, line 3 draft record