| Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf |
Website Links For Carl Ditters |
Information AboutKarl Ditters Von Dittersdorf |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT CARL DITTERS VON DITTERSDORF | |
| 1739 births | |
| 1799 deaths | |
| classical era composers | |
| austrian nobility | |
| austrian musicians | |
| austrian composers | |
|
He was born in , Bohemia . His works are little performed today, but he was well known in his day, and is considered an important composer of the Classical Era . After some early Italian Opera Buffa , he composed a number of German Singspiel e, with ''Der Apotheker und der Doktor'' (1786, generally known today as ''Doktor und Apotheker'') in particular being a tremendous success in his lifetime, playing in houses all over Europe. His Symphonies (around 110 of them) are also considered fine pieces with their folk-like melodies and witty passages; they include twelve based on Ovid 's '' Metamorphoses '' (six of which have survived to the present day). He also wrote Oratorio s, Cantata s, Concerto s (including two for the double bass and one for the viola), Chamber Music , Piano pieces and other works. His memoirs, ''Lebenbeschreibung'', were published in Leipzig in 1801. |
|
|