Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Born(1739-11-02)2 November 1739
Vienna
Died24 October 1799(1799-10-24) (aged 59)
Nový Dvůr, Bohemia
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Violinist

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer, violinist, and silvologist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart.[1] His best-known works include the German singspiel Doktor und Apotheker and a number of programmatic symphonies based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.[2]

  1. ^ Rudolf Rösler (Mar 2011). "Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799) – silvologist, composer and conductor in Oradea". Rev. pădur. (in Romanian). 126 (2): 49–50. ISSN 1583-7890. 16734. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-05-30.(webpage has a translation button)
  2. ^ Kirby, F. E. (1993). "Expression in Dittersdorf's Program Symphonies on Ovid's "Metamorphoses"". Revista de Musicología. 16 (6): 3408–3418 – via JSTOR.