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Amati

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amati , Italian family of violinmakers of Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (c.1520-c.1578), whose earliest violins date from c.1564. His labels bore the name Amadus, and he is credited with the basic design of the modern violin. His sons were Antonio Amati and Girolamo or Geronimo Amati, who worked together and followed closely their father's patterns in making violins of graceful shape and sweet tone. The Amati instruments had a characteristic amber-colored varnish. Niccolò Amati (1596-1684), son of Girolamo, brought the Amati violin to its height after c.1645.... Read more
Amati
Amati. It. family of vn.-makers (also vas., vcs., and dbs.) at Cremona. Comprised Andrea ( c. 1505– c. 1580) whose sons Antonio... Read more
Amati
Amati Family of Italian violinmakers in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries. They included Andrea ( c. 1520–78), the...Girolamo (1551–1635); and Girolamo's son Nicolò (1596–1684) and grandson Girolamo (1649–1740). The Amati family are credited with establishing the design of the ... Read more

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