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Antonio Stradivari (1644—1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive, their quality unequalled by any subsequent violin-maker. Read more >
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Antonio Stradivari ( 1644 - December 18 , 1737 ) was an Italian luthier (maker of violin s and other stringed instrument s), the most prominent member of that profession. The Latin form of his surname, " Stradivarius " - sometimes shortened to "Strad" - is often used to refer to his instruments.
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Antonio Stradivari made the violin about eight years before his death in 1737. Stradivari is most known for his gold period between 1700 and 1720. Violins he made during that time are the most valuable. But Stradivaris made after that period are appreciated for their strong sound.
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Antonio Stradivari lived a long and remarkably productive life — sons Francesco and Omobono assisted the master for his last forty years. There are nearly six hundred and fifty surviving Stradivari instruments, including sixty cellos and fourteen violas. Guarneri del Gesù, who had a much shorter working period, produced fewer than one hundred and thirty-five violins and only one cello.
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- ITHACA, NY—Giving new meaning to “retirement,” Martha Graham danced until she was 75, Picasso painted into his 80s, and Antonio Stradivari was making his world-famous violins at 92. In order to better understand and explore the relationship between creativity and aging, especially as it applies to the arts, Ithaca College will open the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging, established with an endowment from alumni couple Jay ’72 and Judith ’73 Linden.
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Antonio Stradivari lived for a long time, from 1644 to 1737, and he made violins almost until his death, making his last three violins at the age of 93. In his book, Faber follows the individual histories of five Stradivarius violins and one Strad cello to illustrate the breadth of this luthier's long and prolific career, and its subsequent effect on the musical world.
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