... Lord Middlesex, inviting Tartini to London, and hinting that avisit to England would probably bring him in at least three thousand pounds; but it was declined in thethe Great Masters of Music, ... to his wife in such wise as to place in its least painful light his crueldisappointment. As yet, in spite of his bodily weakness, his handwriting had remained distinct and clear. In this letter, ... the orchestra in theChurch of St. Antony at Padua, in 1721. Before this time, however, he heard in Venice the famous violinistVeracini, whose achievements in bowing impressed Tartini so much,...