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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.
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 ...
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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.
Jean Ter-Merguerian is a prizewinner of international violin competitions, such as Prague Spring (1956), Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Queen Elisabeth in Bruxelles (1963). He also got the first Grand Prix at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris (1961).
The Amati Quartet in Residence was established in August 2003 with Marla Cole (first violin), Michael Swan [5] (second violin), Geoff Cole [6] (viola) and Linda Bardutz [7] (cello). In 2004, Luke Hnenny [8] became second violinist and Peter Hedlin [6] replaced Bardutz as cellist. The Amati Quartet performed a yearly recital series, and played ...
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.
For about ten years, they co-signed their works with their Latinized names: "Antonius & Hieronymus Amati". Girolamo slightly increased the size of his instruments, compared to those of his father. His son, Nicolò Amati (1596-1684), whom he trained in the workshop, was the master of Andrea Guarneri and possibly of Antonio Stradivari and ...