Andrea Amati - Wikipedia
WEBAndrea Amati (ca. 1505 - 1577, Cremona) was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. [1][2] Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. [3] .
Andrea Amati | Italian violin maker | Britannica
WEBAndrea (c. 1520– c. 1578), the founder of the Cremona school of violin making, was perhaps originally influenced by the work of slightly earlier makers from Brescia. His earliest-known violins are dated about 1564.
Andrea Amati | ex "Kurtz" Violin - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBAndrea Amati is credited with creating the first instruments of the violin family. HIs contributions included standardizing elements that are common on violins today including the f-shaped soundholes, the scroll, and the use of four strings.
Amati - Wikipedia
WEBAndrea 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.
Violin Makers of the Amati Family - Smithsonian Institution
WEBAmong the many makers bearing the Amati name, the following are outstanding: Andrea (Cremona, Italy, 1525-1611) is known as the founder of the great Cremonese school of violin making. Before he turned to making violins, he was making viols and rebecs.
Andrea Amati - Tarisio
WEBKnown as the founding father of the violin, Andrea Amati appears to have been responsible for creating the definitive modern form of the instrument. His basic design was refined by later makers, particularly Stradivari, but in essence it remains unchanged today.
Building a Family Dynasty: Three Generations of Amati Luthiers
WEBWhile it may never be answered, what is indisputable is that Andrea Amati of Cremona created a style, design, and method of construction that was innovative, widely admired, and imitated throughout Europe in his lifetime, and thus it was Amati who established what the violin would become and what musicians all know and love to this day.»
Andrea Amati, part 1 - Tarisio
WEBFeb 20, 2019 · Early 16th-century Cremona had a sophisticated musical culture and many professional musicians, yet just one fine instrument maker known to us – the young Andrea Amati. By John Dilworth February 20, 2019. One thing we know about Andrea Amati is …
Amati – the family that invented the violin - Corilon violins
WEBAndrea Amati is widely considered the "inventor" of the violin, although his historic achievement, like most of the major accomplishments in human history, was by no means an inspiration that occurred in a vacuum.
Violin Makers of the Amati Family | Smithsonian Music
WEBAmong the many makers bearing the Amati name, the following are outstanding: Andrea (Cremona, Italy, 1525-1611) is known as the founder of the great Cremonese school of violin making. Before he turned to making violins, he was making viols and rebecs.