| 单词 | Amati |
| 例句 | This violin was built by the famous Amati famib of Cremona, Italy, whos mid-sixteenth-century violins are the world’s oldest surviving example of the instrument. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Crowned queen a year after purchasing the 1546 Amati violins, she introduced to the French court what amounted to a complete lifestyle after the Italian fashion. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Amati’s family workshop was subsequently imitated by two other now legendary violin-making families of Cremona, the Stradivari and the Guarneri, in whose hands the town swiftly eclipsed the earlier reputation of Brescia. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The oldest surviving violin made according to the design we recognise today is generally agreed to be one constructed by Andrea Amati of Cremona for Charles IX, King of France, in 1564. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Another dreamy video called “Celestial” was produced for Ludovica Amati, who showed clothes among other objects that focused on art rather than fashion. Fashion and the Power of the Pulpit 2013-07-15T12:12:14Z The tradition of violin making dates back to the 16th century, with the work of the Amati family, followed later by that of the Stradivari and Guarneri families. The high note in this family’s Italian vacation? Cremona. 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z At this concert, the founding bandleader Dorado Schmitt will pass the All-Stars’ mantle to his sons Samson and Amati, who are both guitarists. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Cremona has a reputation as “Violin Central,” the place where famed 16th- and 17th-century craftsmen like Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri—the most revered names in the history of the instrument—practiced their art. The Violin Museum Is a Luthier’s Paradise 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The ill-fated feline belonged to San Marino's tourism and posts minister Federico Pedini Amati, a former leader of the tiny landlocked republic. Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Amati's McKenzie thinks the tricky environment may begin to improve even if house prices decline next year and the volume of housing transactions falls. Sterling, Big Oil and homebuilders: the winners and losers from upcoming UK budget 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The instruments — a harp by Stradivari and a cello by the master luthier Nicola Amati — appear to have been made from the same 17th-century spruce. Your Monday Briefing 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z That could have been Amati, who, by the mid-17th century, was well established and also living in Cremona, a city in what is now Italy. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The violin itself is naturally the most important factor in determining its value, with instruments made by the Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri families of Renaissance Italy commanding the highest prices. A violin from Hollywood’s golden age could bring an auction record 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z "I appreciated that the boy admitted the fact. Having said that, we don't need to give these people residence," said Mr Pedini Amati. Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “You cannot grasp Puglia if you don’t grasp its history as a thirsty region,” said Fabiano Amati, a politician and the region’s former assessor for public works, including water. Romans mastered aqueducts. Now Italy is just trying to fix its leaky pipes. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The findings are consistent with the theory that the young Stradivari shared a workshop and perhaps apprenticed with Amati, who was roughly 40 years his senior. Your Monday Briefing 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z “Some people assume that because Stradivari was Cremonese and he was such a great violin maker, he must have apprenticed with Amati,” said Mr. Kelly, who was not involved in the new study. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z “Some institutions are looking for much more information, much more evidence, and putting a higher standard of proof than what is required by the law,” Amati said. Native Americans press for the reburial of ancestors and return of cultural items 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The friend, Paride Amati, said she had seen a pair of teens forced to sign confessions claiming they were involved in terrorism while studying in Egypt, and their skin had been beaten bloody and raw. AP looks inside China’s largest detention center in Xinjiang 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z There’s also some fear among museum professionals, Amati said. Years later, Chickasaw remains returning to Mississippi home 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Two generations later, Nicolò Amati ramped up the family workshop and its profile in the 17th century. Rare 310-year-old violin stolen from art dealer's Los Feliz home 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z That wording implies that Stradivari was a pupil of Amati, said Mr. Kelly, but it was the only label like it that has surfaced. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z “Halloween is always a huge moment for us here at Mars Wrigley, but we know things are going to look a bit different this year,” media director Ray Amati said in a statement. Why Disney is betting on spooky short films — sponsored by brands 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Neighbour Vittoria Amati, 60, said she heard between "eight to 10" gunshots fired. Man shot dead in front of family 'yards from home' 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “I think one of the fears is that they’ve done something wrong,” Amati said. Years later, Chickasaw remains returning to Mississippi home 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “Hieronymus the second is a very special violin maker because he’s the last of the Amati lineage,” Price said. Rare 310-year-old violin stolen from art dealer's Los Feliz home 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Out of more than 600 records, one stood out for being astonishingly similar: a spruce soundboard from a cello made by Nicola Amati in 1679. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Amati pleaded not guilty on mental health grounds at a trial last year, but a court rejected her argument. Australian woman jailed for axe attacks 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z A young woman, who identified herself as a nurse, tried to help the man by applying pressure to his wounds, Mrs Amati added. Man shot dead in front of family 'yards from home' 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Still, more and more institutions are becoming engaged in the repatriation process, Amati said. Years later, Chickasaw remains returning to Mississippi home 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “You hold a violin very close, under your chin, you create the sound together. ... And an Amati — whoa, what a loss.” Rare 310-year-old violin stolen from art dealer's Los Feliz home 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The same wood was indeed used to make the Stradivari harp and the Amati cello, Dr. Bernabei and his colleagues suggest. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Security footage played during the trial showed Amati approaching her first victim, Ben Rimmer, as he waited to buy a meat pie. Australian woman jailed for axe attacks 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Security footage played to court showed Amati approaching her first victim, Ben Rimmer, as he waited to buy a meat pie. Woman guilty over axe attack in Sydney 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Replacing Amati in the Brabham car that year was Damon Hill, who also failed to qualify the car — though Hill went on to become world champion at the Williams team in 1996. Where Are the Women Drivers in Formula One? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Alessandro Amati, a seismologist at Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology, estimated that 70 to 80 percent of buildings in Italy are not earthquake-proof. For hard-hit Italian towns, earthquake rattles deeper fears 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z This was consistent with the two craftsmen sharing a workshop, with the elder Amati possibly mentoring the younger Stradivari, the team concluded. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z For Amati, the modern images of captives held by the so-called Islamic State cause her anguish. Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Amati attacked her second victim, Sharon Hacker, near the door, leaving her with a fractured skull. Woman guilty over axe attack in Sydney 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “Ted has a unique business culture,” said Paul Jourdan, CEO of Amati Global Investors, a Ted Baker investor who described Mr. Kelvin as “a one-off.” Hugs and High Fashion Both Count at Ted Baker 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z And Dr. Amati will be answering questions today about fossils in New York. New York Today: Unearthing the Region's Hidden Skeletons 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Instead, Mr. Amati and Stradivari might simply have purchased wood from the same person, he said. Tree Rings Shed Light on a Stradivarius Mystery 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Possessing natural fortitude and determination to succeed, Amati agrees her inherent resilience was calcified by her traumatic experience. Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Amati then attempted to strike a third person, Shane Redwood, outside the store, but he managed to use his backpack as a shield. Woman guilty over axe attack in Sydney 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “I have to get a moving truck,” said Dr. Amati, who has more fossils than furniture and plans to move both. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The Amati “King” cello, which dates back to the mid-16th century, is on special loan from the National Music Museum in Vermillion. Earliest known cello from SD museum on display at the Met 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The Amati “King” cello is on special loan from the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. Earliest known cello going on view at the Met 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z And for Amati, Wolff's retirement indicates it shows no sign of ending soon. Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Amati was convicted of two counts of wounding with intent to murder and one count of attempted wounding with intent to murder. Woman guilty over axe attack in Sydney 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “When you open the newspaper, it doesn’t usually say ‘Paleontologist wanted,’ ” said Dr. Amati, who heard about the opening from a colleague on Facebook and promptly applied. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Lina Amati, the owner’s aunt, makes all of the pasta with flour imported from Italy. A Review of H2Ocean in Cedar Knolls 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Some of the world’s most prized violins were made in Cremona, Italy, in the 17th and 18th centuries by the Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari families. Sweetest Violins Explained: Holes Fill in Blanks 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Did Amati ever encounter direct sexism on the track? Giovanna Amati: The remarkable story of F1's last female driver 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The instrument arrived at its modern form between the 16th and the 18th centuries, in the workshops of Cremona, a city in northern Italy that produced the Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari dynasties of luthiers. Making sweet music 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z And bringing that science to a broader audience is critical, said Dr. Amati, who wears bluejeans to the office and keeps a Charles Darwin doll she has nicknamed Big Chucky-D on her bookshelf. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of other masters — the Guarneri family, Nicolo Amati — why don’t we copy them as much? “It was just perceived that Stradivarius instruments were superior,” he continues. Plant Biology Informs the Origins of the Stradivarius 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Instead the violins made by the numerous Guarneris fell into two shape categories: the Amati and the Stradivari. An evolutionary tree for violins 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The charges against Ms Amati include avoiding taxes and forging accounting records. US blocks Picasso painting sale 2013-06-25T10:21:44Z Her favourite instrument, a noble Amati, which had been presented to her by the Archbishop of Czaky, was, in compliance with her wishes expressed in life, buried with her. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z “I want to be active,” Dr. Amati, who plans to work on new exhibits and programs for public outreach, said. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Girolamo Amati, gives full details of the condition of the sect. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z As for my Amati, I knew its race so pure that I feared for it no premature decay. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z The best-known were located in Cremona and included Amati, Guarneri and Bergonzi. Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello 2012-01-13T23:59:00Z It was not until Paganini played on a “Joseph” that the taste of amateurs turned from the sweetness of the Amati and the Stradivarius violins in favour of the robuster tone of the Joseph Guarnerius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Dr. Amati is already planning a field trip to the shores of Lake Champlain next summer even as she savors this moment in her career. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z So I set forth on the trail of the Amati. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Oh, come to me, thou friend of my desire, My lov'd Amati! Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Lesser, 73, is a prominent teacher, performer and former president of the New England Conservatory of Music, and owns a 1622 Amati cello. Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello 2012-01-13T23:59:00Z The pioneering work we began twenty years ago at startup, Amati Communications, now accounts for approximately 98 percent of the more than 360 million DSL connections in the world today. Advice for Innovators: Take Action, Never Give Up 2011-09-15T20:18:44Z In her new role, Dr. Amati oversees the museum’s vast collection of fossils, conducts field research and participates in public education programs. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z What gratitude do we owe therefore to those great masters of Cremona, more especially the Amati and Stradiuarius, who have succeeded in bringing the Violin to its present state of perfection. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z And do thou pardon if I make it known, As oft I do, with mine Amati's tone, Amid the stillness of the starry night. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z I asked him to describe the sound of his Amati, and Lesser looked at me and said, correctly, “You want to hear it, right?” Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello 2012-01-13T23:59:00Z I am pretty certain that if I hadn’t taken leave from Stanford in 1991 to start Amati Communications, nobody else would have. Advice for Innovators: Take Action, Never Give Up 2011-09-15T20:18:44Z Dr. Amati dropped out of college twice and worked as a waitress before she finally pursued her dream. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z To prevent too much space being taken up in the alphabetical portion of this work, separate chapters are given on the four renowned Violin Makers, Amati, Stradiuarius, Guarnerius and Steiner. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z But shall I touch thy heart by speech alone, Without Amati? Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z But as Lesser talked more about his Amati, the complicated nature of his attachment to it became more apparent. Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello 2012-01-13T23:59:00Z I believe the Professor likes my 'Strad.' far better than his own Amati. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z Dr. Amati wants to change your mind, and she now has a bully pulpit to do just that. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z This artiste made very good violins in the style of the Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z That old Nicolas Amati was right in his estimate that young Antonio Stradivari's natural abilities augured well for his success as a liutaro, was now to be proven. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Stradivarius, therefore, made the swell less high than Stainer or Amati, but of a broader circumference, drawn oblong, by which he obtained a sublime tone in an aristocratic and majestic form. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z She had a low veiled voice in speaking that reminded one of the vibrating tones of an Amati violin. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z And Dr. Amati knows it will be tough to achieve that level of celebrity from her new office at the New York State Museum in Albany. New York State’s Paleontologist Seeks to Bring Prehistoric Era to Life 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z AMATI, HIERONYMUS, Son of Nicholas, born 1649, said to be the last of the Amati family. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He saw how the delicate work of his master, Nicolas Amati, was rapidly disappearing under sometimes rough and too often ruffianly usage. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Gem�nder then opened another box, and showed him an imitation of Amati for a genuine one. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Suddenly the memory of the "musical confession" arose in her, which Lensky had laid before her the morning when he tried the Amati, the confession which had frightened her. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z Susan Amati of Chicago, who has Type 2 diabetes, said people shouldn't be quick to judge. Civil war: Diabetes vs. diabetes 2010-11-30T05:46:00Z They are chiefly of the Amati pattern.—The best Instruments have brownish yellow Varnish with a tinge of red, others deep red of a blackish tinge, Varnish not brilliant. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The illustrations of scrolls by Nicolas Amati and Antonio Stradivari, being from good specimens by the masters, will be interesting as showing the progression of the modification in detail under the hands of the latter. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Jacob Stainer, at Absam, in Tyrol, was a pupil of Nicholas Amati, at Cremona. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Some of the old violins made two hundred years ago by the Amati family at Cremona are worth many times their weight in gold. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action Amati seemed to have realized that something serious was going on, for his voice dropped to a conspiratorial whisper. Instant of Decision Followed the Amati patterns, and has a good reputation in that style. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z It is well known to connoisseurs that the handiwork of Nicolas Amati was during his best days of the utmost delicacy; in his later work we notice an approach to heaviness in some respects. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Stainer and Amati made violins which were mostly demanded by amateurs on account of their round, sweet, silver tone. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z You remember my telling you about a magnificent Amati, which I got hold of by a lucky accident a short time ago? The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Lieutenant Carnotti assigned one of the men to watch Amati, mainly in order to keep him out of the way, and Karnes led the men down the hall towards 523, guns drawn. Instant of Decision Whether in power, purity, and sweetness of tone—or beauty of wood and workmanship—the best instruments of Nicholas Amati, Antonius Stradiuarius, and Joseph Guarnerius have never yet been equalled. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Of the parts the young assistant of Nicolas Amati was allowed to put his individuality to, conspicuously stands the scroll. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z He would not let me play a single note on my own violin, which I had brought with me, but placed in my hands a very old instrument by Antonio Amati. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II He has suffered agonies from constant longings to talk about his Amatis or his Elzevirs or his Petitots, checked at every impulse by the memory of the patient's blindness. When Ghost Meets Ghost Repeat the experiment upon an Amati or a Straduarius, and not only will the tone be more powerful still, but it will also have a full, round, and beautiful quality. The Mechanism of the Human Voice This maker imitated the Amatis and produced some good instruments after their Models which also partook of their sweet tone but had little power. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z That this peg peculiarity is no point of recognition may be inferred from the fact that Stradivari's teacher, Nicolas Amati, treated it in like manner, besides several of his contemporaries. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z That is the exact and precise description of the Amati varnish, of which the secret is lost. The Paliser case “I have found a clue too, sir,” Will said; and he then related the discovery of the Amati, the possession of which showed that the minstrel must at one time have been in wealthy circumstances. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Short biographical sketches are given of the great exponents of this school, which was founded by Andreas Amati. Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. One authority we have consulted calls this maker a pupil of Amati, and states that he used whalebone purfling. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The whole of the interior indicates an absence of any question of improvement on what had been done before by his master Nicolas Amati and his predecessors, apart from good finish. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z To-day a Cremona, or an Amati, as well as violins of other celebrated makers of the long past, commands almost fabulous prices. Music and Some Highly Musical People The answer, seek some party who has an Amati with this part perfect or in excellent preservation. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. The pupils of the Amati and the others mentioned are duly tabulated before the schools of Milan and Venice are discussed. Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. A good maker who followed the Amati style, and is reckoned by Fetis as one of that school. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z His tone quality does not belong to the Amati school, in which tradition has it he was trained. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z During this period, instrumental music began to be used in the churches; and the violin was brought by the celebrated Amati family to a beauty of form, and sweetness of tone, not since excelled. Music and Some Highly Musical People That, Mr. Drugg," the girl told him, quietly, "is a mark to be found only in violins manufactured by the Amati family. How Janice Day Won To Benjamin Banks we are indebted for having led the English makers to adopt the pattern of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators This celebrated maker is considered to have been a pupil of Antonius Amati, and made many excellent instruments which bear a high reputation. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The earliest of his handiwork has become known to us while he was with Nicolas Amati. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Bach was writing far in advance of his time, while Stradivarius and the Amatis were 'rounding' and 'varnishing' for a people yet to come. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians She looked up Cremona and read about its wonderful violins made in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries by the Amati family and by Antonio Stradivari and Josef Guarnerius. How Janice Day Won Grand Amatis became the coveted Fiddles; they were put up frequently at twice the value of the smaller patterns—a position they still maintain. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The scrolls are larger than those of Amati but of the same type, There are many splendid violoncellos of these makers and a few tenors. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z This is perhaps the more evident when the main features of the Amati designs and others of the time are analysed. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Let us not fear, however, that those "cunning'st patterns of excelling art," the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri fiddles, will eventually perish without worthy issue, and "die, and leave the world no copy." Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. But the Cremona school came to a culmination in the works of the pupil of Nicolo Amati—Antonio Stradivari, 1649-1737. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The names of Amati and Stradivari became familiar to the musical world gradually, but Guarneri, in the hands of a Paganini, came forth at a bound. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators This celebrated artiste was the contemporary of the ancient Amatis, and is thought by some connoisseurs to have been the master of Andrew. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The work of the young man may be known by its greater decision, such as would be reasonably expected; but after leaving the Amati household the natural bent towards exceeding refinement soon asserted itself. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z An Amati and a Stradivarius, often called a "Strad" for short, are the names now given by musicians to the splendid old violins made by these people. Stories That Words Tell Us This great master of the violin pursued the principles of the Amati construction down to about 1700, having then been making violins for upwards of thirty-three years. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present They no longer require dates or labels; they are as easily distinguished and classed as the works of Amati or Stradivari. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Gaspar's instruments seem to foreshadow in their tone and power, those of Stradiuarius and Joseph Guarnerius, while the Amatis seem generally to have been contented with producing a tone of surpassing sweetness. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Most of the early work is covered with the orange or amber colour that were the prevailing tints on the early productions of the brothers Amati as well as Nicolas. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z "Where is that Amati which I seen it myself at Geigermann's house only last night?" Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter He originated the "Grand Amatis," and attained a purer, more resonant tone than his predecessors, although not always adapted to modern concert use. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music He decided to see further the contents of the bag before expressing an opinion as to the price demanded for the Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The author knows a violin which an authority says is by Storioni, but which the owner considered to be by Antonius and Hieronymus Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z There can be no question that during his minority under the great Amati, young Antonio must have been much interested in his master's fame for imparting a fine quality of tone to his instruments. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z "Sure, I know," Abe said; "but yesterday I myself am bringing you a genu-ine Amati and I didn't pay no such figure for it." Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter Nicolo Amati's influence was felt in his famous pupils. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Unable to restrain my curiosity, I rapidly opened sixteen cases in all, from which I took out six Stradivari, two Guarneri, one Bergonzi, two Amati, and five other Violins of a high class. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators A Cremona instrument has even been considered a worthy gift to pass between crowned heads, Pope Pius V. having presented a violoncello by Andreas Amati to Charles IX. of France. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z When settled down, the Amati family, a group of thorough artists, proved themselves alive to the requirements of the fresh district that was henceforth to be the scene of their labours for generations. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z "Nu Emil," Louis said as they stood in the corridor leading to the stage entrance, "did you seen the Amati?" Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter Of course, it was only his hand Freeing the bass Of his old Amati, grand In the silence’ face. Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen Dragonetti by his will left me his Amati Double-Bass, which is now in this house, and I believe the only one of that make in England, and consequently highly prized by "Yours truly, "SAMUEL APPLEBY. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There is no account of how or of whom Andrew Amati acquired the art of violin making; but it is clear that by some means he had attained to a considerable amount of skill. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The Amatis seem to have been in full possession of the means necessary for producing the kind of violin in demand and supplied it. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Why, Mawruss," he gasped, "it says here he is paying three thousand dollars for an Amati which he had in his possession for some time. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter You, Amati, never saw a sunset,— Hear tornadoes in a spider’s loom; I, at my wits’ end, may still develop Unknown senses in life’s larger room. Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen The pupils of the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri settled in Milan, Florence, and other cities previously mentioned as centres of Violin-making, and thus formed the distinct character or School belonging to each city. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators This is very probable, and may account also for the elevated model which was adopted both by Andrew and some others of the Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The subtle curvings of the ribs of an Amati, and more so of a Stradivari, almost precluded the use of a very thick material, especially so when the curl or figure was bold and elaborate. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z I got the job through an old pupil, Milton Strauss, which he says a feller by the name Potash gives away a fiddle which he bought, and now he thinks it's a genuine Amati. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter Cry, Amati, pierce the waiting stillness Tremulous with forecast of the light! Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen The information recently supplied by Canon Bazzi of Cremona, relative to the pupils and workmen of Niccolò Amati, who were duly registered in the books of the parish of SS. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators This model conjoined with their beautiful workmanship and generally small size, combined to produce that elegant delicious sweet tone which of all other makers, the Amatis especially possess. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Her face was often the medium through which I saw the spirit of the music I was playing, as it sang in gladness, sobbed in sadness, thrilled in passion along the strings of my Amati. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 All this enthusiasm betokened but one thing—the violin was a genuine Amati, after all. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter The pupils of the Amatis, Stradiuarius, and Guarnerius settled in Milan, Florence, and other cities, which also became centers of violin-making, but never to an extent which lessened the preeminence of the great Cremona makers. Great Violinists And Pianists In some instances the instruments of this maker do not resemble those of Niccolò Amati, or indeed those of the Amati family. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators I have seen in the hands of rich amateurs, several instruments which have been preserved with a religious care, absolutely in the form which Amati and Stradiuarius had given to them. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z "Tommy, will you go to my room and bring me my Amati?" The Halo At Naples he experienced the misfortune of having his violin stolen, and he was obliged to buy a Nicholas Amati, for which he paid a very high price. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday For a long time our artist used a fine Guarnerius violin and afterward a Nicholas Amati, which was said to be the finest instrument of this make in the world. Great Violinists And Pianists His sound-hole is a beautiful piece of workmanship, and may be said to come between that of Niccolò Amati and Stradivari, being of the most delicate execution. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Otto in his celebrated work on the Construction of the Violin, does not mention Andrew Amati, but says that those of Hieronymus were the oldest Cremona Violins. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He had brought his violin-case upstairs, and now opened it and took out his Amati. The Halo The varnish is of that rich red which Stradivarius used in his best period after he had abandoned the yellow tint copied by him at first from his master Amati. The Lost Stradivarius It was with the greatest difficulty that they were persuaded a few years ago, by the efforts of Italian and French musicians, to name one street Stradiuarius, and another Amati. Great Violinists And Pianists But for this deviation, the works of the early Amati and a few others would have occupied a higher position than that which they now command. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators His best violins, which are known by the title of Grand Amatis, are those which approximate closely to the very best instruments of Stradiuarius and Guarnerius. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Stepping forward he leaned over his beloved Amati and played the opening bars of Dr. Arne's famous ballad, with its liquid phrases and quaint intervals of melody. Calvert of Strathore But speaking of violinists, what would become of them if there never had been makers of violins, especially such luthiers as the Amati? The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 Nicholas Amati, the greatest maker of his family, was the instructor of Antonius Stradiuarius, and during the early period of the latter artist the instruments could hardly be distinguished from those of Amati. Great Violinists And Pianists It is in his instruments that we discover the form of sound-hole which Niccolò Amati improved, and, after him, the inimitable Stradivari perfected. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators We have said that the chief characteristic of the Amati violins is a sweet but not powerful tone. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z I shall send Caesar for my Amati and you must sing us something. Calvert of Strathore Yet all I know of the Amati is that they formed a dynasty, and doubtless fell in love on occasion, though how, or when, I do not learn. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 This is an Amati, but the other is a Stradivarius. Just David Niccolò Amati was the greatest maker in his illustrious family, and the finest of his instruments are second only to those of his great pupil, Antonio Stradivari. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators It is believed that the finest specimen of the skill of Nicholas Amati is in the possession of Ole Bull. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z My companion was in the best of spirits, and prattled away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati. A Study in Scarlet Now C., who espoused to himself an "Amati" at Geneva, has been, like all young bridegrooms, very careless about every thing else but his beloved, since he got it. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 It was not necessary for her to cry, on account of one broken violin, for he had thousands of them—Stradivarius, Amati, Cremona; everything. Old Rose and Silver The sides are a shade deeper than those of the brothers Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators We think we shall please our readers by inserting verbatim the following excellent description of the Amati instruments, furnished to us by an able and experienced connoisseur. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Violins, too,—the sweet old Amati!—the divine Stradivarius! Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Of course Cutty had heard of Amati and Stradivari, master and pupil. The Drums of Jeopardy Of this model are some of the sweetest toned violins to be found, of which the Amatis are the type. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The wood used by Niccolò Amati for his grand instruments is of splendid quality, both as regards acoustical requirements and beauty of appearance. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The Amati family made several sets of instruments for foreign courts, which bear their particular arms, mostly beautifully painted on the backs. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z A difficulty will often present itself to a tyro in the knowledge of violins, from the family likeness which it is possible to trace, for example, between Amati, Stradiuarius and Bergonzi. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Give him an hour or two with that old Amati—if she really cared for music! The Drums of Jeopardy He has sold more Amatis in his time than Amati himself ever made. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Where Niccolò Amati failed, Stradivari conquered; and particularly is this victory to be seen in the scrolls of his instruments during the first period, which are masterpieces in themselves. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The violins known as Grand Amatis are the best, and were made by Nicholas Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z To return to the form given to the instruments of Guarneri, the son of Andrea: the sound-hole has a singular combination of the Amati and the Guarneri in its conception. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators I loaned him fifteen hundred and took the Amati as security. The Drums of Jeopardy The ear is brought out with much effect; the purfling is splendidly executed, the corners being worked up to that extreme point of delicacy which is characteristic of the works of Niccolò Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Beside Stradivari, many makers of less importance followed the "grand Amati" pattern, among whom may be mentioned Jacobs, of Amsterdam, who takes a prominent place as a copyist. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators It is clear however that the tone was both grand and fine, and therefore the first of the Amatis must have attained great ability in his art. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The scroll can scarcely be considered a copy of Girolamo Amati's; it is well cut, but lacks the peculiar grace of the Italian. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators An hour or two with that old Amati. The Drums of Jeopardy Niccolò Amati was the maker whom these men chiefly copied, and most successfully did they perform their task. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators A further difference between Amati and Jacobs lies in the circumstance that the latter invariably used a purfling of whalebone. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators This instrument possesses in an eminent degree the admirable qualities of the Amati tone, with also considerable power. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z It is certain there is no direct evidence in support of it, neither is it shown that his work is founded on that of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Was it possible that he had gone fiddle hunting that morning, netting an Amati worth ten thousand dollars? The Drums of Jeopardy Those who judged only from his school of playing anticipated that he would have selected Amati as embodying the qualities he so passionately admired. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators We know that in early years he was working in the shop of Niccolò Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators In the early part of his life, he was a pupil of Nicholas Amati, and some of his early productions bear his master's name, as seems to have been the custom. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Girolamo Amati possessed in a high degree the attributes of an artist. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators She could hear it as clearly as if Johnny Two-Hawks and the Amati were in the very room. The Drums of Jeopardy Girolamo Amati ignored the pointed sound-hole and width in the middle portions observable in his predecessor's Violins, and designed a model of extremely elegant proportions. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators It appears that Niccolò Amati entered, in the year 1641, the age of his pupil Andrea Guarneri in the parish rate-book as being fifteen years, thus supplying the hitherto unknown date of his birth. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators These instruments have the Amati characteristics, and have some of the backs cut the contrary way of the grain, forming what are known by the name of "slab" backs. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The labels which I have seen in a Violin and a Tenor bear the name "Hieronymus Amati," and describe the maker as the son of Niccolò. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He would presently find a chink in the armour with that old Amati. The Drums of Jeopardy In others there is merit of a high order—the pattern is large, broad between the sound-holes, and very flat in model, and resembling the form of Stradivari rather than that of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The Violins of this maker are among his finest efforts; the workmanship is excellent, but has not the fine finish of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators His earlier productions, which resemble those of his master, and which are known by the name of Stradiuarius Amatis, can be had occasionally for moderate prices. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The varnish of Girolamo Amati shows signs of decadence; in some instances, however, we find it soft and transparent. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators I will play for you on the old Amati. The Drums of Jeopardy Appears to have copied the form of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The purfling is embedded after the manner of Amati in his "grand" instruments, but to a greater extent. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He appears to have been a pupil of Nicholas Amati, and shows much of his teacher's careful finish. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Ceruti made a large number of Violins and Violoncellos of the Pattern of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators In the living room he took the Amati from its case and began improvising. The Drums of Jeopardy His name is mentioned in the parish registers in Cremona as being employed by Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The instruments he made of large Amati pattern are highly valued. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators His instruments are generally beautifully made, of good and handsome wood, with excellent varnish, principally of amber colour like that of the Amatis. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The instruments of this maker, like those of many others of his class, have passed for the works of Ruggeri, and sometimes of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Her voice to his ears was like the G string of the Amati. The Drums of Jeopardy The Grancino family, as makers of Violins, commence with this maker, and occupy a similar position, as followers of the Amati pattern, to that of the Gagliani as imitators of Stradivari. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There are some instruments bearing original Amati labels of this make, made, doubtless, when he was in the shop of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Certain it is however that while yet a youth he obtained employment in the workshop of Nicholas Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Andrea Guarneri, like Andrea Amati, was the pioneer of the family: but for his influence we might never have had the extraordinary works of his nephew, Giuseppe. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Then he got up, put away the Amati, and came back. The Drums of Jeopardy The pages of the Cremonese parish register, to which allusion has been made in the notices of the members of the Amati family, have served this purpose in some measure. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Their position must have been but little inferior to that of the Amati family. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators These instruments are modelled higher than those of his master, thus showing a singular divergence from the principle of gradual decrease in the height of the model of the Amatis, from Andrew to Nicholas. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Again we learn that Andrea Guarneri does not appear to have been with Niccolò Amati in 1646, but was so in the year 1653, the register showing that he was at that date married. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators I warn you there is magic in this Amati. The Drums of Jeopardy Enough has been said to enable the reader to recognise the connection which must have existed between Amati and Stradivari, to admit of such marked resemblances. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There are instances, particularly in the case of his Violins, where he has entirely set aside the Stainer form, and copied Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Andrew Amati, on the contrary, built nearly as high, but beautifully and gradually sloped them down to the purfling, and his instruments, though small in tone, are yet full, round and sweet. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The last year of this period, namely 1684, was that in which his master, Niccolò Amati, died, at the age of eighty-eight. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He seldom occupied himself in copying Guarneri or Amati, although there are a few beautiful examples met with now and again in which he adopted these forms. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The first name to be mentioned is Benjamin Banks, of Salisbury, who may with propriety be termed the English Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The extracts obtained by Canon Bazzi from the parish registers, relative to the pupils of Niccolò Amati, help to establish the correctness of this view. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The varnish is similar to that of the Amatis, and the wood of the belly has a fine open grain. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He was the first English maker who recognised the superior form of Amati's model over that of Stainer, and devoted all his energies to successful imitation. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He made a great many excellent Violins and Violoncellos, and chiefly copied Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Of course, in trying to imitate Duke he was copying Amati, Richard Duke having spent his life in working after the Amati pattern, without attempting to model for himself. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Starting from the days when he left the workshop of Niccolò Amati, we find him following implicitly in the footsteps of his master. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators After the production of these instruments at Cremona, Steiner removed to his native place and having married the daughter of Antonius Amati appears to have lost his ambition, and made many very inferior instruments. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z As copies of Amati such instruments are scarcely surpassed, varnish, work, and material being of the best description. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The model is that of Amati; the work throughout excellent. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Andrea Amati may possibly have been self-taught, but there is much in favour of the view given above on this point. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He mostly selected the grand pattern of Amati for his model, which gave him full scope for the exercise of his powers. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators In other words, what are the distinguishing characteristics of tone of the violins made by Nicholas Amati, Antonius Stradiuarius, and Joseph Guarnerius. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z As regards the former question, the writer of these pages feels convinced that the apparent irregularity is in perfect harmony with the general outline of the great Amati's instrument; and it pleases the eye. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The sound-hole has all the character of those of the preceding Amati, together with increased boldness; in fact, it is a repetition of that of Girolamo, with this exception. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators In other instances the beautiful scroll of Stradivari has been recognised on the body of an Amati, or the sound-hole has shown that it was cut by the hand of Stradivari. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He selected wood as nearly as possible resembling that found in the works of Niccolò Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators And it is in this way that even the small Amatis, built when great amount of tone was not wanted and would not have been appreciated, are still most delightful as solo instruments. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z He appears to have early shown a preference for the model of Niccolò Amati, and laboured unceasingly in imitation of him, until he copied him with an exactness difficult to surpass. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Now that time has mellowed his best works, they might pass as original Amatis with those not perfectly versed in the characteristics of the latter. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He found it necessary to prepare himself by reading all about Fiddles in the encyclopædias, &c., and having got the names of Stradivari, Amati, &c., glibly on his tongue, got swimmingly through his case. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Amati would seem to have been his model, but his instruments can scarcely be considered copies of that maker, the outline only being retained, while the other features are dissimilar. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators If a small Nicholas Amati be compared with a large model, it will be found that the quality is similar, but the quantity is greater, and therefore the instrument becomes more valuable. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Among these instruments there appears to have been a singularly perfect Tenor by the brothers Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The sound-holes of the Amati and of Stradivari are but those of Gasparo and his contemporaries, marked with their own individuality. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The plane-tree and pine used by the Amati, Stradivari, and the chief masters in Italy, was usually of foreign growth, and was taken from the Tyrol and Istria. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He was an excellent workman, and chiefly copied Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators For the brightest examples of this quality alone we must look to the small violins of Antonius and Hieronymus, and also of Nicholas Amati. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z As to the time when Andrea Amati worked, I am of opinion that it was a little later than has hitherto been stated. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Andrea Amati claims attention not so much on account of his instruments, as from his being regarded as the founder of the school of Cremona. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He was formerly held to be a pupil of the brothers Amati, but the assumption, having regard to the date of birth, is untenable. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Violins of Amati and other makers were, up to this time, obtainable at nominal prices. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There are a few which possess both sweetness and purity, and they rank with the small Amatis. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Their likeness to the instruments of the Amati is in some instances peculiarly striking, but in others there is a marked dissimilarity. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The sound-hole is sometimes large, and quite out of keeping with the elegant outline of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There are few specimens of Cappa that bear their original labels; most of them are counterfeit "Amatis," and hence the great confusion which has arisen concerning their parentage. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Hitherto no distinction had been drawn as regards value among the productions of the several members of the Amati family. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Study the characteristics we have described, and you will find in some of the pupils of the Amati, Stradiuarius, or Guarnerius a near approach to this excellence. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z The varnish is frequently of very rich quality, its colour resembling that of Amati in many instances. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Never has affinity in the art of Violin manufacture been more marked than that between Stradivari and Niccolò Amati during the early life of the former. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators They are finely formed, have splendid wood, and rich varnish of a yellow tint; the bellies are of a mottled character, similar to those so much used by Niccolò Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Their exquisite form and finish captivating the dilettanti, the demand increased to an extent far beyond that commanded by the works of the Amati at the height of their popularity. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The early Amatis, in the second place, built on a higher model, and their instruments possess a sweet but not powerful tone. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z Workmanship a little rough, good varnish, Amati outline. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following the model of Amati, that numbers of his Violins are passed by the inexperienced as original. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The varnish, though good, is not equal to that of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Upon removing the lid of the first cardboard case, my eyes rested on a charming Stradivari of the Amati period, a gem of its kind. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Why therefore did the elder Amati, contemporary and probably pupil of Gaspar di Salo, change the model and size of the instrument? Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z We now arrive at the copyists of Jacob Stainer and the Amati, a class of makers who possessed great abilities, and knew how to use them. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Many German makers excelled as copyists of Amati; but these makers chiefly failed in their varnish, whereas Banks was most happy in this particular, both as regards colour and quality. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators His instruments of this date are very excellent both in workmanship and material, but are not equal to those of the Amati pattern, which he commenced to make about the year 1770. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators |
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