Guarneri

American  

[gwahr-nair-ee, gwahr-ne-ree] / gwɑrˈnɛər i, gwɑrˈnɛ ri /

noun

1. Giuseppe Antonio Joseph Guarnerius, 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.

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Guarneri British  

/ ɡwarˈnɛːri, ɡwɑːˈnɪərɪ, ɡwarˈnjɛːri, ɡwɑːˈnɛərɪəs /

noun

1. an Italian family of 17th- and 18th-century violin-makers

2. any violin made by a member of this family

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Example Sentences

Ludovico Guarneri, Thomas Bauer, and Jorik van de Groep of the University of Amsterdam, together with colleagues from Stanford University in California, took a different approach.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

The violin itself is naturally the most important factor in determining its value, with instruments made by the Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri families of Renaissance Italy commanding the highest prices.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022

The maple-backed instrument is one of about 150 made by Guarneri, the quality and longevity of whose output rivals that of Antonio Stradivari but who was far less prolific than his compatriot and contemporary.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2022

“Everyone there felt threatened,” Carol Guarneri, a grandmother of four in the Fort Worth ISD said, adding that Mr. Austin had previously attended an August school board meeting in “tactical gear.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Amati’s family workshop was subsequently imitated by two other now legendary violin-making families of Cremona, the Stradivari and the Guarneri, in whose hands the town swiftly eclipsed the earlier reputation of Brescia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall