Stradivari in a sentence

Having the privilege to be exposed to Stradivari's instruments through the Spanish court, he was experienced enough to replace the scroll of a 1717 Stradivari cello and possibly even make its back and ribs.

Dastoor has taken possession of a tremendous violin to play at these engagements: the 1700 Taft Stradivari, on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts' musical instrument bank.

Born in 1644, Stradivari apprenticed to the great Amati, but by 1684 had diverged from his mentor and was producing larger violins with deeper coloured varnish, and experimenting with small details.

Death of history’s most renowned violin-maker, Antonio Stradivari, in Cremona, Italy.

Master violin maker Antonio Stradivari dies at his home in Cremona, after a life spent bringing violin-making to perfection.

After Stradivari’s death, this drastically changed.

Also, soon after Stradivari’s death, most of the other major Cremonese luthiers would die, putting an end to the golden period of Cremona’s violin making, which lasted more than 150 years, starting with the Amatis and ending with the Cerutis.

Although he improved on the arching of his father's instruments, by and large they are inferior and no match for the greatest maker of his day, Antonio Stradivari.

An alternative theory is that Stradivari started out as a woodworker: the house he lived in from 1667 to 1680 was owned by Francesco Pescaroli, a woodcarver and inlayer.

Another label states ‘Sotto la Disciplina d’Antonio / Stradivari F. in Cremona 1737’.

Career Early career Stradivari likely developed his own style slowly.

Counting his wife, there were eight living heirs at the time Stradivari wrote the draft.

Even at the beginning of the 18th century, Stradivari’s influence could be seen not only in the work of Cremonese makers, but also international ones, such as Barak Norman’s, one of the first important British makers.

Fashions in music, as in other things, have changed over the centuries, and the supremacy of Stradivari's and Guarneri's instruments is accepted only today.

Heavier and looser craftmanship of the late Stradivari output can be seen in the 1734 'Habeneck'.

Hill et al (1963), p. 26 However, Stradivari did not repeatedly put Amati's name on his labels, unlike many of his other students.

Hill et al (1963), p. 40 Stradivari's early career is marked by wide experimentation, and his instruments during this period are generally considered of a lesser quality than his later work.

In 1715, under unknown circumstances, Giuseppe Guarneri borrowed 1,000 lire from Stradivari and later defaulted on the loan.

Included was The Swan, the last violin made by Stradivari, Malan, Roy.

Instruments Views of the Hubay 1726 Stradivari Paganini was in possession of a number of fine string instruments.