Amati is the name of a family of Italian violin makers, who flourished at Cremona from about 1549 to 1740. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). ...

Family members

Antonio and Girolamo Amati

Andrea Amati was succeeded by his sons Antonio Amati (born ca. 1550) and Girolamo Amati (1551-1635). "The Brothers Amati", as they were known, implemented far-reaching innovations in design, including the perfection of the shape of the f-holes. They are also thought to have pioneered the modern alto format of viola, in contrast to older tenor violas. F-hole on a double bass Sound Hole on a medieval lute A sound hole is an opening in the upper sounding board of a stringed musical instrument. ... The viola (French, alto; German Bratsche) is a bowed string instrument. ...

Nicolò Amati

Main article: Nicolò Amati

Nicolò Amati (December 3, 1596 – April 12, 1684) was the son of Girolamo Amati. He was the most eminent of the family. He improved the model adopted by the rest of the Amatis and produced instruments capable of yielding greater power of tone. His pattern was usually small, but he also made a wider model now known as the "Grand Amati", which have become his most sought-after violins. Nicolò Amati (1596 - April 12, 1684) was an Italian luthiers from Cremona, a member of the Amati family. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... In music, timbre, or sometimes timber, (from Fr. ...

Of his pupils, the most famous were Antonio Stradivari and Andrea Guarneri, the first of the Guarneri family of violin makers. (There is much controversy regarding the apprenticeship of Antonio Stradivari. While Stradivari's first known violin states that he was a pupil of Amati, the validity of his statement is questioned.) Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument, in a Romantic 19th-century print. ... Guarneri is the family name of a group of highly acclaimed violin makers (luthiers) from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families. ...

Girolamo Amati

The last maker of the family was Nicolo's son, Girolamo Amati, known as Hieronymus II (February 26, 1649 – February 21, 1740). Although he improved on the arching of his father's instruments, by and large they are inferior and no match for the greatest maker of his day, Antonio Stradivari. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1648 in music, other events of 1649, 1650 in music, list of years in music. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ...

Extant Amati instruments

• Amati instruments at the National Music Museum:
  • Andrea Amati:
    • Cello, "The King", circa 1545, the world's oldest extant cello
    • Viola, 1560
    • Violin, 1560
    • Violin, 1574
  • Girolamo Amati:
    • Violin, 1604
    • Violin, 7/8-size, 1609
    • Violino piccolo, 1613
  • Nicolò Amati:
    • Violin, 1628

See also

• Antonio Stradivari
• Amati Quartet
• Luthier

Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument, in a Romantic 19th-century print. ... The Amati Quartet is a Canadian string quartet. ... An engravers impression of Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Amati", a publication now in the public domain.