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Matteo Goffriller (1659–1742) was a Venetian luthier, particularly noted for the quality of his cellos.He was active between 1685–1735 and was the founder of the "Venetian School" of luthiers, [1] during a time when Venice was one of the most important centers of musical activity in the world.
Francesco was the first to develop a smaller cello design, which has become the standard for modern cello dimensions. [1] [2] Today, Rugeri's instruments are nearly as renowned as Nicolò Amati's instruments. [3] The Rugeri family is not to be confused with the Rogeri family of Brescia who were also noted luthiers following the tradition of Amati.
Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. [2] Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953.
3 World record price. 4 Specimen labels. ... Tarisio Auctions: GBP 350,000 (US$452,380, EUR 406,291) – J. B. Vuillaume cello copy of the "Duport" Stradivarius ...
The sale price of $132,000 [25] was the highest price ever paid at auction for a violin by living makers. The June 2022 sale of the 1714 'da Vinci, ex-Seidel' Stradivari achieved USD $15.34 million (£12.29 million) in their New York auction.
This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16.
In 1812, Jean-Louis Duport permitted Napoleon Bonaparte to handle the cello after giving a concert at the Tuileries Palace; a dent, still visible on the instrument, is said to have resulted from the emperor's rough handling while straddling the cello with his boots. Jean-Louis Duport died in 1819 and the cello was passed to his son.
The Davidov Stradivarius (also: Davidoff or Davydov; Russian: Давыдов) is an antique cello made in 1712 by luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, Italy. It is very similar in construction and form to the equally famed Duport Stradivarius, built a year earlier and played by Mstislav Rostropovich until his death in 2007. The varnish is of ...