Goffredo Cappa
Goffredo Cappa or Capa , also Gioffredo Cappa or Latinized Jofredus Cappa (* 1644 in Saluzzo , Italy ; † 1717 in Turin , Italy), was an Italian violin maker whose workshop also includes violas and cellos .
Life
After working in the Amati family's workshop in Cremona , Cappa set up his own business in his hometown of Saluzzo. Today he is considered to be the founder of the violin making tradition in Piedmont . His brothers Gioacchino and Giuseppe also worked in his workshop. Violin makers such as Spirito Sorsana and G. Francesco Celoniato were among his students .
Some artists and their instruments
- Amiram Ganz from the Altenberg Trio plays a viola from 1686.
- Fabio Biondi plays a viola from 1690.
- Stéphane Grappelli (1908–1997), French violinist, played a violin from 1695.
- Boris Hamburg (1884–1954), Russian exile, played a cello from 1696 in North America and Europe.
- Jean-Guihen Queyras plays a cello from 1696.
- Henri Demarquette plays a cello from 1697.
- Jae-Won Lee from the Paul Klee Trio plays a viola from 1697.
- Michael Rabin (1936–1972) played a viola by Cappa and the violin ex Kubelik / Ferni No. 40419 by Guarneri del Gesù from 1735.
- Meta Weiss , Dutch, plays a cello from 1690.
- Johanna Staemmler , founding member of the Armida Quartet , plays a violin from 1690.
literature
- Cappa, Goffredo . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 275 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Cappa, Goffredo . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: A – K , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 188 .
Web links
- Four biographies (English / German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Willibald Gurlitt. 1959. Goffredo Cappa.
- ↑ Carl Dahlhaus. 1972. Goffredo Cappa.
- ↑ Vita. In: Johanna Staemmler. Accessed March 6, 2020 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cappa, Goffredo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Capa, Goffredo; Cappa, Gioffredo; Cappa, Jofredus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violin maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1644 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saluzzo , today: Province of Cuneo , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1717 |
| Place of death | Turin , Italy |