Tar·ti·ni (tär-tē'nē) Italian violinist and composer who is best known for improving the design of the violin bow, establishing a violin school in Padua (1728), and writing an innovative study on tone and harmony (1754).
Italian violinist, composer, and theorist who helped establish the modern style of violin bowing and formulated principles of musical ornamentation and harmony
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