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Antonio Stradivari

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Name: Antonio Stradivari
Birth Date: c. 1644
Death Date: December 18, 1737
Place of Birth: Cremona, Italy
Place of Death: Cremona, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Gender: Male
Occupations: violin maker

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Biography of Antonio Stradivari
1,281 words, approx. 4 pages
Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari (ca. 1644-1737) created instruments that are still considered the finest ever made. The new styles of violins and cellos that he developed were remarkable for their excellent tonal quality and became the basic...


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Antonio Stradivari Information
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Antonio Stradivari (1644 – December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier, a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, cello, guitars and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of...


News and Journals
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The Economist (US)
Lord of the strings; Antonio Stradivari.(The violins of Antonio Stradivari)
09/04/2004: 599 words, approx. 2 pages
Still filling halls with life three centuries after its birth EVEN a tone-deaf trucker knows that the most famous, the most expensive, the most desired violin in the world today is a Stradivarius. But why should these 300-year-old instruments be so sought after?...
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The Washington Post
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737 ...
05/01/2005: 272 words, approx. 1 pages
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) may be forever, but the same cannot be said of his violins, especially the ones that have sustained several concert careers. "Even Strads wear out," says Toby Faber in Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection...
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AP News
NJ orchestra to sell rare instruments
3/9/2007: 343 words, approx. 1 pages
The financially struggling New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is selling its $17 million collection of "Golden Age" string instruments, four years after acquiring them from a benefactor who wound up in jail.The NJSO had hoped the 30 violins, violas and cellos made by such Italian makers...
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AP News
Arrest puts spotlight on guitar fakes
10/2/2007: 641 words, approx. 2 pages
It's a familiar tune, a sad lament actually, about a product falling victim to counterfeiters. Lately, they've been picking on guitars.Last month, a Long Island music dealer was accused of selling $90,000 worth of knockoffs of classic Gibsons, a guitar known for its deep, melodic...
 


 

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