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While Gasparo was founding the so-called Brescian school, Andrea Amati
For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885
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Christie's is also offering a 1575 Brescian viola made by Gasparo da Sal one of only about 20 surviving examples by the maker, Mr. Keane said.
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Brescian territory; so that the Venetians, unable to keep the field, withdrew close to the walls of Brescia.
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After this victory, the count marched into the Brescian territory, occupied the whole country, and then pitched his camp within two miles of the city.
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He then attacked the Brescian territory, and greatly harassed the Venetians; while both parties alike plundered the country and ravaged the smaller towns.
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The count obeyed, though he would have preferred crossing the Adda and attacking the Brescian territory.
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I drew breath to tell Tinker to keep an eye out for a rumoured Brescian miquelet-flint pistol but that made me think of modern weapons which made me think of revolvers which made me think of Arcellano so I shut up.
The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981
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Italian Violins, five distinct Schools: the Brescian; the
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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The procurators of the monastery, wishing to show their high appreciation of his worth, presented the youthful player with a magnificent Contra-Bass, by Gasparo da Salo, which had been made expressly for the chapel orchestra of the convent of St. Peter, by the famous Brescian maker.
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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In those days when the old Brescian and Cremonese makers flourished, the only consideration was the tone-producing quality of their instruments; the Violin had not then taken its place among curiosities.
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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