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Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf , 1739-99, Austrian composer and violinist. He was a successful opera and symphony composer in Vienna and an important precursor of Mozart in these forms. The comic opera Doktor und Apotheker (1786) is his best-remembered work. He also composed numerous symphonies, oratorios, cantatas, violin concertos, and piano works.

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Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von [ Ditters, Karl] (b Vienna, 1739; d Neuhof, 1799). Austrian composer and violinist. From 1751 to 1761 in private orch. of nobleman who paid for his vn. and comp. lessons. Kapellmeister to various princes, esp. to Prince-Bishop of Breslau 1770–95. Ennobled 1773. Wrote 11 Singspiele for court th. at Oels after 1793. Prolific composer, works incl. 40 operas (incl. Doktor und Apotheker (1786), The Marriage of Figaro (c.1789, lost), and The Merry Wives of Windsor (1796)); c.120 syms. (incl. 12 syms. after Ovid's Metamorphoses); 35 concs.; 5 str. qts.; 12 str. quintets; 14 str. trios; 17 vn. sonatas; 30 pf. sonatas; and quantities of church mus.

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