Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf was an 18th-century Austrian composer and violinist known for his symphonies, concertos, and contributions to the Classical style alongside contemporaries like Haydn and Mozart.

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instanceOf classical-era composer
composer
person
violinist
activePeriod 18th century
alsoKnownAs Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf NERFINISHED
autobiographyTitle Lebensbeschreibung NERFINISHED
birthName Carl Ditters NERFINISHED
burialPlace Deštná, Bohemia NERFINISHED
citizenship Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
composed chamber music
concerto
opera
oratorio
symphony
contemporaryOf Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED
Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Austria NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1739-11-02
dateOfDeath 1799-10-24
employer Bishop of Grosswardein NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishop of Breslau NERFINISHED
genre Classical
influencedBy Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED
Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED
instrument violin
knownFor concertos for various instruments
programmatic symphonies
languageOfAutobiography German
movement Classical era
name Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf NERFINISHED
nationality Austrian
nobleTitleGrantedBy Prince-Bishop Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch NERFINISHED
notableWork Comic opera "Doktor und Apotheker" NERFINISHED
Double bass concerto in E major NERFINISHED
Oratorio "Esther" NERFINISHED
Symphonies after Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
Viola concerto in F major NERFINISHED
occupation composer
violinist
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Neuhof, Bohemia NERFINISHED
receivedTitle von Dittersdorf NERFINISHED
servedAs Kapellmeister
style Classical style
workedAt Johannisberg (Jánský vrch) castle NERFINISHED
wrote autobiography

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Johann Baptist Vanhal contemporaryOf Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Johann Adam Hiller influenced Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Johann Baptist Vanhal studiedWith Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf