Aegidius Klotz
Aegidius Sebastian Klotz (* 1733 in Mittenwald , Upper Bavaria, † 1805 ibid) was an important violin maker in Mittenwald from the Klotz family .
Life
Aegidius Klotz was one of 11 children of Maria Rosina Mayr (around 1704–1770) from Rovereto and the famous violin maker Sebastian Klotz . He learned violin making from his father. Aegidius Klotz is considered to be the ancestor of the German violin making tradition of the 19th century, as he took over the model aesthetics of Jakob Stainer . What is striking about his instruments are the transparent lacquer and the elegantly shaped scroll. The "Mittenwalderin", a violin from the personal possession of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , is attributed to Aegidius Klotz. Klotz's violin manufacture still exists today and is in the seventh generation.
literature
- Willibald Leo Frhr. v. Lütgendorff: The violins and lute makers from the Middle Ages to the present day . 4th edition, 1st volume. Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt AG, Frankfurt, 1922.
- Walter Hamma: Violin maker of the German school of the 17th to 19th centuries. 2 vol. Tutzing 1986.
- Reinhard Göltl: Wolfgang Amadeus and his Mittenwald woman. R. Göltl, 2001. ISBN 3831111618
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| SURNAME | Klotz, Aegidius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klotz, Aegidius Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Violin maker in Mittenwald |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mittenwald , Upper Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1805 |
| Place of death | Mittenwald , Upper Bavaria |