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The Art of Violin Playing, Daniel Melsa, Foulsham & Co. Ltd. Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini, by F.J. Fétis (c. 1880), Schott & Co. The Book of the Violin, edited by Dominic Gill (1984), Phaidon Press. ISBN 0-7148-2286-8; The Devil's Box-Masters of Southern Fiddling by Charles Wolfe (1997), Country Music Foundation Press. ISBN 0-8265-1324-7
In particular, Duke made several instruments modeled after a violin he owned that was created in 1692 by Antonio Stradivari. These violins are considered his best work, and are highly valued today. [1] In 1765 Duke expanded his business into the area of music publishing; partnering with the publisher Henry Thorowgood.
Thomas Molineux or Thomas Molyneux (Irish: Tomás Ó Maoileagáin; c. 1700 – 25 January 1757) was an Irish luthier and maker of violins from Dublin. [2] [3] His instruments are some of the oldest surviving Irish violins, one of which is housed as part of a collection in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.
Richard Tobin (Irish: Risteárd Tóibín; 1766 – December 1847) was an Irish luthier and maker of violins, violas, cellos and pochettes. [2] Tobin's work was largely uncredited, often branded under the names of his employers and other shops that enlisted him for his sought-after workmanship. [1]
A violin made by Josef Klotz in Germany in 1794 Matthias Klotz memorial in Mittenwald. Klotz is a family of violin makers. Members of the Klotz (or Kloz) family have made violins in Mittenwald, Bavaria from the mid-17th century to the present. Matthias Klotz (1656–1743) founded the Mittenwald school of violin making. Mittenwald prospered and ...
The origin of the violin family is obscure. [1] [2] Some say that the bow was introduced to Europe from the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world, [3] [4] [5] while others say the bow was not introduced from the Middle East but the other way around, and that the bow may have originated from more frequent contact between Northern and Western Europe.
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.
Georg Rauer (1880, Vienna – 1935, Vienna) was a Viennese violin maker. [1] He studied under Karel Haudek (Karl (Carl) Haudek, Karl (Carl) Haudeck, Karel Houdek; 1721, Dobříš–1802), [2] later employed by Gabriel Lemböck (1814, Buda–1892, Vienna). [3] Rauer passed his “Gesellenprüfung” in 1897, and went “auf der Waltz” to ...