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• The Stradivari Family —     The Stradivari Family     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Stradivari Family     The name Stradivari goes back to the Middle Ages; we find it spelt in various ways, Stradivare, Stradiverto, Stradivertus. Fetis professes to find it in the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Amati family — Family of Italian violin makers in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries. Andrea (с 1520–с 1578) set the form of the modern violin. His two sons Antonio (с 1550–1638) and Girolamo (1561–1630) worked together and were known as the brothers Amati …   Universalium

• Stradivari — n. family name; Antonio Stradivari (1644 1737,also called Antonius Stradivarius), Italian violin maker famous for the design of stringed instruments that he perfected together with his sons, maker of Stradivarius stringed instruments …   English contemporary dictionary

• Stradivari,Antonio — Stra·di·va·ri (străd ə vârʹē, värʹē), Antonio. Often called Antonius Stradivarius. 1644? 1737. Italian violinmaker who developed the proportions of the modern violin and created instruments of unsurpassed beauty and tone. His sons Francesco (1671 …   Universalium

• Antonio Stradivari — (1644 ndash; December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier , a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his… …   Wikipedia

• Guarneri Family — ▪ Italian violin makers Latin  Guarnerius,         celebrated family of violin makers of Cremona, Italy. The first was Andrea (c. 1626–98), who worked with Stradivari in the workshop of Nicolò Amati (son of Girolamo). His son Giuseppe (1666–c.… …   Universalium

• History of the violin — The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century. While no instruments from the first decades of the century survive, there are several representations in paintings; some of the early instruments have only three strings. Most… …   Wikipedia

• Omobono Stradivari — (November 14, 1679 – June 8, 1742) was a violin maker and the sixth son of the famous Antonio Stradivari. Violoncello made by Omobono Stradivari Biography Omobono Stradivari was born the 14th of November 1679 to Antonio Stradivari and his first… …   Wikipedia

• Gagliano family of luthiers — There are as many as eighteen violin makers named Gagliano that are known worldwide today. Below are a few of the more recognizable luthiers. Alessandro Gagliano (c. 1700 c. 1735) Naples, Italy. As a youth, he worked in the shops of famed… …   Wikipedia

• Hellier Stradivarius — The Hellier Stradivarius of circa 1679 is a violin made in by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It derives its name from the Hellier family, who might well have bought it directly from Stradivari himself.The Hellier has had a… …   Wikipedia