Gio Batta Morassi
Gio Batta Morassi (actually Giovanni Battista Morassi ; born July 2, 1934 in Arta Terme ; † February 27, 2018 ) was an Italian violin maker .
Morassi attended the violin making school in Cremona from 1951 to 1955, where he was a student of Giuseppe Ornati and Ferdinando Garimberti . After his military service he taught violin making himself in Cremona. In 1971 he became a master violin maker; In 1980 he founded the Associazione Liuteria Italiana , a society that includes violin makers and scientists as well as musicians and music lovers and which publishes the magazine Liuteria, Musica, Cultura .
His own research in materials and construction resulted in instruments that are internationally valued. Violins, violas and cellos come from his workshop. The violin making tradition is continued by his son Simeone Morassi and his nephew Giovanni Battista Morassi .
Web links
- Morassi family website
- Saluto Predidenti on associazioneali.it
- Giovanni Battista Morassi on tarisio.com
- String Instruments of Cremona on Getty Images
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefano Govetto: L'Ateneo laurea honoris causa Gio Batta Morassi, maestro liutaio carnico . Qui.Uniud , May 29, 2015, accessed February 28, 2018 (Italian).
- ^ Gio Batta Morassi, Luthier, 1934-2018 . theStrad.com, February 28, 2018, accessed February 28, 2018 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morassi, Gio Batta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morassi, Giovanni Battista (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violin maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arta Terme |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2018 |