Combining the viennese tuning with the modern double bass technique it is possible to obtain a. His father was a military tailor, serving in the austrian imperial army of charles vi, in a number of germanspeaking regiments. The second period manual taken under consideration is elementi. Karl ditters,skladatel a houslista rakouskeho puvodu zijici v cechach, narozen 2. He served in a number of courts, including as kapellmeister to the princebishop of breslau from 1770 to 1795.
Browse a large selection of sheet music by one of the most prolific and versatile contemporaries of haydn and mozart. Icd 9 key eflat major bass plays in d major movementssections movtssecs. Through service in karl vis army, his father had gained a position as costume designer in the imperial theater. Dittersdorf was born in the laimgrube now mariahilf district of vienna, austria, as august carl ditters. His popularity was said to rival that of haydn, gluck, and mozart. Widely renowned in his day, a major figure of the viennese classical school. He then served as kapellmeister to the bishop of grosswardein, where, in 1762, he succeeded michael haydn. Allegro moderato adagio allegro yeardate of composition yd of comp. He had violin lessons from giuseppe trani and compositions lessons from giuseppe bonno. How i met prince hildburghausen and entered his service. He worked for years as music director and successor to michael haydn in hungary. That leaves well over 80 others that have hardly been looked at, so credit goes to naxoss 18thcentury symphony series for teasing out a second disc of nameless symphonies. In 1750 the boy carl obtained a post as violinist in viennas schottenkircheorchestra.
From at least the 19th century on, the term string trio with otherwise unspecified instrumentation normally refers to the combination violin, viola and cello cf string quartet, piano trio. After retiring honorably from his military obligation, he was provided with royal letters of reference and a sinecure with the imperial theatre. He was also one of the most engaging professional musicians of his generation and his famous autobiography, completed two days before his death, reveals a man of charm, vivacity and learning. Born in vienna, he was one of those numerous and talented composers who vied for success in the second half of the 18th century in the capital of the austrian empire, although, like his good friend haydn not born in vienna but trained there, his engagements at. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide.
You really do need the patience of job for this one. As a virtuoso violinist and prolific composer he was a favorite of various court ensembles. Having retired successfully from his martial obligations, he was provided with royal letters of reference and a sinecure with the imperial theatre. Dittersdorf was widely regarded as the finest violinist in vienna in the 1760s, and during the decade that mozart worked in vienna 17811791, played chamber music with mozart who. A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. If, however, one considers the tonal characteristics of the. His father was a military tailor in the austrian imperial army of charles vi, for a number of germanspeaking regiments. His symphonic and chamber compositions greatly emphasize sensuous italoaustrian melody instead of motivic development, which is often entirely lacking even in his best works, quite unlike those of his greater peers. Dittersdorf is a municipality in the district saaleorlakreis, in thuringia, germany references.
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