How many strads? : our heritage from the master : a tribute to the memory of a great genius, compiled in the year marking the tercentenary of his birth, being a tabulation of works believed to survive produced in Cremona by Antonio Stradivari between 1666 and 1737, including relevant data and mention of his two sons, Francesco and Omobono / by Ernest N. Doring.

Author/creator Doring, Ernest N.
Format Book
EditionEnl. and expanded ed.
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Bein & Fushi, Inc., 1999.
Description464 pages : illustrations, portrait, facsimiles ; 33 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThomas Moore Collection
Thomas Moore Collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents List of instruments illustrated in chronological order -- Part I. Early Years. Cremona ; Stradivari's parentage ; The plague ; The Amatis ; Stradivari's marriage ; His first violin ; How many Strads? ; Previous recordings ; Late period of Stradivari's life ; Difficulty of accounting for his works ; Missing Strads ; Titles and names ; The years 1666-1679 ; Types of instruments ; Ornamented works by Stradivari -- Part II. 1680 to 1689. Stradivari's house ; First children ; Violoncellos ; Cutting and maiming ; Ambiguous documentation ; The Hawley collection ; How can you tell? -- Part III. 1690 to 1699. The Tuscan instruments ; Leopold Auer ; The "long" Strads ; The Partello collection ; Death of Stradivari's first wife ; Their children ; Second marriage ; Bicentenary commemoration at Cremona -- Part IV. 1700 to 1710. The "golden period" ; "Jupiter" and "Hercules" ; Rising values ; Some collectors ; Lean years ; The "Betts" violin ; Care of fine violins ; The Wanamaker collection -- Part V. 1711 to 1720. Signs of age ; Three great violoncellos ; The story of Mara ; Famous landings ; The Bass of Spain ; On making violins ; Joseph Joachim ; Joseph Gillott ; Proportions and graduation ; "Le Messie" ; Tone tests -- Part VI. 1721 to 1727. Stradivari's contemporaries, 1721 ; Training violin makers ; Carlo Bergonzi ; Inlaid instruments ; The viols ; Duke of Edinburgh collection ; Materials ; The Bott case ; Stradivari's assistants ; Titles and swindles ; A fruitful year -- Part VII. 1728 to 1737. Retrospective ; Stradivari acquires burial vault ; Hart on Stradivari's late works ; His comments on Bergonzi ; Puzzle of the "d'anni 89" inscription ; St. Senoch Stradivari quartet ; American-owned Stradivari quartets ; Labels ; The last year -- Part VIII. The sons of Stradivari. Enigma of the participation ; A pre-1700 violin by Omobono ; Remarks of Fétis ; Sandys & Forster ; Charles Reade ; George Hart ; James M. Fleming ; Towry W. Piper ; Arthur W. Dykes ; Hill ; Conclusion -- Part IX. Stradivari violins not previously illustrated in the violin literature. Overview ; Illustrated entries with histories -- Part X. Stradivari cellos from the late period with newly illustrated examples. Golden period model ; Narrow model ; New cello comes to light ; Shorter model ; Tabulation of late period cellos ; Illustrated entries with histories -- Part XI. A comprehensive listing of Stradivari instruments illustrated in the violin literature. Introduction ; Guide to listings ; Chronological listing by year with bibliographical entries in which illustrations appear ; Alphabetical listing by instrument title ; Bibliographical listing by publication title -- Part XII. The Stradivari society. Supporting gifted young artists at the highest level ; The hope of great artists of the future ; The philanthropic spirit of patronage ; History of the society ; Artistic achievement ; Current and past recipients ; The Stradivari society collection -- Bibliography -- Errata from the original edition -- Index -- List of subscribers.
General note"Enlarged and expanded edition with additional instruments illustrated and comprehensive listings of Stradivari instruments in the violin literature by Robert Bein & Geoffrey Fushi."
General noteOriginally published: Chicago : Lewis, 1945.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 450-454) and index.
ISBN0966174224 (Library ed.)
ISBN9780966174229 (Library ed.)

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