Enrico Rocca
Encyclopedia
Enrico Rocca was an Italian
violin
maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and son of Giuseppe Rocca
.
Although he worked differently from his father Giuseppe Rocca
, Enrico's work takes more inspiration from Eugenio Praga.
Enrico Rocca was son of Giuseppe, who is considered probably the most important maker of the 19th century; Enrico had a very hard life and he wasn't trained all the way by his father.
The loss of his father at the age of 19 forced him to run away from his family. He ended up working as a boatman, a sailor, a ship carpenter (for many years) and a woodworker. He opened his workshop in 1878.
After twenty years passed on the docks of the port of Genova, he began violin making building mainly six strings lombard mandolins and guitars; he started making violins only after 1890.
By the turn of the century and after Praga's death (1901), Enrico Rocca became the pre-eminent violin maker in Genoa.
His work is always dominated by a great spontaneity and reveals a strong personality. He was consistent in his production as well as style till his death.
His preferred models were Guarneri
, Stradivari
and Amati
.
Enrico Rocca's instruments are much appreciated today.
Italy
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violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and son of Giuseppe Rocca
Giuseppe Rocca
Giuseppe Rocca was an Italian violin maker of the 19th century.Rocca's preferred models were the 1742 Alard Guarneri and the 1716 Messiah Strad...
.
Although he worked differently from his father Giuseppe Rocca
Giuseppe Rocca
Giuseppe Rocca was an Italian violin maker of the 19th century.Rocca's preferred models were the 1742 Alard Guarneri and the 1716 Messiah Strad...
, Enrico's work takes more inspiration from Eugenio Praga.
Enrico Rocca was son of Giuseppe, who is considered probably the most important maker of the 19th century; Enrico had a very hard life and he wasn't trained all the way by his father.
The loss of his father at the age of 19 forced him to run away from his family. He ended up working as a boatman, a sailor, a ship carpenter (for many years) and a woodworker. He opened his workshop in 1878.
After twenty years passed on the docks of the port of Genova, he began violin making building mainly six strings lombard mandolins and guitars; he started making violins only after 1890.
By the turn of the century and after Praga's death (1901), Enrico Rocca became the pre-eminent violin maker in Genoa.
His work is always dominated by a great spontaneity and reveals a strong personality. He was consistent in his production as well as style till his death.
His preferred models were Guarneri
Giuseppe Guarneri
Bartolomeo Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri, del Gesù was an Italian luthier from the Guarneri house of Cremona. He rivals Antonio Stradivari with regard to the respect and reverence accorded his instruments, and he has been called the finest violin maker of the Amati line...
, Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial, "Strad", is...
and Amati
Amati
Amati is the name of a family of Italian violin makers, who flourished at Cremona from about 1549 to 1740.-Andrea Amati:Andrea Amati was not the earliest maker of violins whose instruments still survive today...
.
Enrico Rocca's instruments are much appreciated today.
Quotes
"There’s no evidence of pupils, but it seems highly likely that Eugenio Praga had occasionally relied on the collaboration of Enrico Rocca, since there are many similarities in their technique and in the models used. " - Alberto GiordanoExternal links
- ::: Alberto Giordano&C. - Fine violins, violas and cellos in Genoa ::: at www.giordanoviolins.com