Amati
Americannoun
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Nicolò 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
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a violin made by a member of this family.
noun
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a family of Italian violin makers, active in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries, esp Nicolò (nikoˈlɔ), 1596–1684, who taught Guarneri and Stradivari
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a violin or other stringed instrument made by any member of this family
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AMATI, Girolamo, Cremona, born 1649, third son of Niccolò.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George
AMATI, NICHOLAS, brother of the above, celebrated for his Basses.
From 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. by Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
F. AMATI, Antonio and Girolamo, sons of Andrea Amati, Cremona.There does not exist certain evidence as to the date of the birth and death of Antonio Amati.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George
AMATI, NICHOLAS, born 1596, died 1684, son of Hieronymus.
From 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. by Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
AMATI, HIERONYMUS, Son of Nicholas, born 1649, said to be the last of the Amati family.
From 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. by Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
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