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The violin-like instruments that existed when Amati began his career only had three strings. [10] Amati is credited with creating the first four stringed violin-like instrument. [ 11 ] Laurence Witten also lists Amati and Gasparo' da Salo, as well as Pellegrino de' Micheli , also from Brescia; as well and Ventura di Francesco de' Machetti ...
Andrea Amati (c. 1505 – 20 December 1577) designed and created the violin, viola and cello known as the "violin family". Based in Cremona, Italy , he standardized the basic form, shape, size, materials and method of construction.
William Henley's Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers, Brighton, Amati, 1973. Cacciatori, Fausto: Il DNA degli Amati, Cremona 2006, ISBN 978-8889839119. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG2), Personenteil Vol. 1, Bärenreiter, Kassel 1999. Stefan Drees: Lexikon der Violine, Laaber-Verlag, Laaber 2004, ISBN 978-3-89007-544-0.
Nicola Amati, Nicolò Amati or Nicolao Amati (/ ə ˈ m ɑː t i /, Italian: [niˈkɔːla aˈmaːti, nikoˈlɔ-, nikoˈlaːo-]; 3 September 1596 – 12 April 1684) was an Italian master luthier from Cremona, Italy. Amati is one of the most well-known luthiers from the Casa Amati (House of Amati).
Don Nicolò Amati [1] (born Nicolò Marchioni or Nicolò Melchioni; [2] 1662–1752) was an Italian violin maker based in Bologna. In 1687 he entered priesthood. In 1687 he entered priesthood. He pursued both careers, priesthood and violinmaking, throughout his lifetime.
Op. 9 No. 5 – Violin Sonata in A minor; Op. 9 No. 6 – Violin Sonata in D major; Op. 9 No. 7 – Violin Sonata in G major; Op. 9 No. 8 – Violin Sonata in C major; Op. 9 No. 9 – Violin Sonata in E flat major; Op. 9 No. 10 – Violin Sonata in F sharp minor; Op. 9 No. 11 – Violin Sonata in G minor; Op. 9 No. 12 – Violin Sonata in G major
Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 7 (published 1887) (Not mentioned in the list of works linked to in the article but recorded on Troubadisc [20] and noted in published articles- Dale's in Oct. 1949 Music & Letters.) Louis Spohr. Sonata for Violin and Harp in B-flat major, Op. 16; Sonata for Violin and Harp in E-flat major, Op. 113
The sonata for violin and piano in G minor, L. 140, was written in 1917. It was the composer's last major composition and is notable for its brevity; a typical performance lasts about 13 minutes. The premiere took place on 5 May 1917, the violin part played by Gaston Poulet, with Debussy himself at the piano. It was his last public performance.