Project Gutenberg 2011-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 107 Petherick, Horace 1839 1919 Petherick, H. W. (Horace William) Petherick, Horace William 04009379 Antonio Stradivari Produced by Linda Cantoni, David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Antonio Stradivari" by Horace Petherick is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the life and craftsmanship of the renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari, exploring his influences, techniques, and the evolution of his distinctive designs. It offers readers insight into Stradivari's gradual development as a master liutaro and the factors that contributed to his lasting legacy in the world of music. The opening of the text introduces Stradivari's early life, including his birth in Cremona and his apprenticeship under the esteemed Nicolas Amati, a pivotal figure in his artistic development. Petherick emphasizes Stradivari's initial struggles and meticulous approach to creating violins, noting that his early works were marked by a steady pursuit of refinement rather than striking originality. He portrays Stradivari as a diligent craftsman who gradually carved out his own path, influenced by Amati but evolving into a master of his craft, ready to take on the challenges of establishing his distinct identity as a violin maker. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stradivari, Antonio, approximately 1644-1737 ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 225636 225642 2024-09-15T12:03:55.808943 2023-09-16T05:44:38.472613 text/html text/html 223973 2021-01-07T21:36:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1400751 2021-01-07T21:36:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1276739 2024-09-15T12:04:02.540880 application/epub+zip 1277841 2024-09-15T12:03:58.030906 application/epub+zip 133420 2024-09-15T12:03:56.406919 application/epub+zip 963004 2024-09-15T12:04:05.324868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 944995 2024-09-15T12:04:01.182909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271435 2022-09-16T16:06:32.186928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200702 200579 2024-09-15T12:03:55.316939 2023-09-16T05:44:38.039598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 200505 2021-01-07T21:36:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73882 2021-01-07T21:36:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200497 2021-01-07T21:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73856 2021-01-07T21:36:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20064 2024-09-15T12:04:05.461859 application/rdf+xml 15458 2024-09-15T12:03:56.754933 image/jpeg 3903 2024-09-15T12:03:56.579916 image/jpeg 1461654 2024-09-15T12:03:55.866911 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia