The first great maker and founder of the Cremona school of violin making was Andrea (Andrew) Amati, born about 1505 and died 1577. A number of his instruments furnished for the Chapel Royal of Charles IX were known to have been in Versailles prior to the French Revolution.
The first great maker and founder of the Cremona school of violin making was Andrea (Andrew) Amati, born about 1505 and died 1577. A number of his instruments furnished for the Chapel Royal of Charles IX were known to have been in Versailles prior to the French Revolution.
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