Andrea Amati

Andrea Amati
Bornc. 1505
Died(1577-12-26)26 December 1577
NationalityItalian
Occupationluthier
Known forCredited with constructing the first musical instrument of the modern violin family
This violin, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, may have been part of a set made for the marriage of Philip II of Spain to Elisabeth of Valois in 1559, which would make it one of the earliest known violins in existence.

Andrea Amati 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] Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be played.[3][4][5] Many of the surviving instruments were among a consignment of 38 instruments delivered to Charles IX of France in 1564.[6]

  1. ^ Roger Hargrave. "Andrea Amati 1505 – 1577" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. ^ ""The King" Cello: Andrea Amati – 1572". Cello heaven. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ a b "Images from The Rawlins Gallery: The King Violoncello by Andrea Amati, Cremona, after 1538". National Music Museum. 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Seeger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Images from The Rawlins Gallery: Violin by Andrea Amati, Cremona, 1574". National Music Museum. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2012-03-31. This rare violin is the best preserved of the few surviving Andrea Amati instruments, retaining its original neck, blocked out at the heel, as can be seen the photos above.
  6. ^ Roberts, Jacob (2017). "Stradivari and the Search for Brilliance". Distillations. 3 (3): 12–23. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

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