Cremona
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- proper noun
- But in general, after Stradivari's death in 1737, the tradition of fine instrument building withered in Cremona, and the other centers of the craft in Italy never matched the extraordinary flowering that culminated in Stradivari's career.
Examples
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The first known great violin maker was Andrea Amati of Cremona.
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An instrument built in Antonio Stradivari's Cremona, Italy workshop in 1684 is highly sought after.
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The first known great violin maker was Andrea Amati of Cremona.
Academic text (1994) -
Lot 124, the Lady Rose, a cello by Stradivarius of Cremona, 1724.
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Consequently, the Cremona varnish has become a creature of legend, the magic bullet that could transform any instrument (or maker) into a Stradivari.
Academic text (1994) -
By the time Niccolo reached the prime of his career, in the middle 1600s, the Amati family, along with the other makers clustered in Cremona, had managed to create instruments that set the standard for musical performance at the time: violins that possessed a recognized, highly valued combination of versatility and beauty.
Academic text (1994) -
Many musicians travel to Cremona to learn about its rich history of violin making.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cremona is an old place name that goes back to Roman times. Because master violin makers like Stradivari lived and worked there, Cremona now makes people think of fine violins and violin making.