Guarnerius
Americannoun
plural
GuarneriusesExample Sentences
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He was able to translate that approach to the Guarnerius in the Sibelius performance.
From New York Times
The violin was new and bright and brown; it was labelled "Guarnerius," and cost three dollars.
From Project Gutenberg
One was a Guarnerius and two were Stradivariuses, among the most storied names in instrument making and considered the epitome of violins; three were modern.
From New York Times
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.
From Project Gutenberg
Dubourg describes it as "less soft than that of a Stradiuarius, and less potent than a Guarnerius, approaching that of a viol, and has in it a touch of melancholy."
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