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Dittersdorf

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[dit-erz-dawrf, dit-uhrs-dawrf] / ˈdɪt ərzˌdɔrf, ˈdɪt ərsˌdɔrf /

noun

  1. Karl Ditters von 1739–99, Austrian violinist and composer.


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Furthermore, Dittersdorf went to the trouble of writing a German-language satirical opera entitled “The Marriage of Figaro,” in which the character of Cherubino becomes a caricature of Mozart: immature, flighty, vain, addicted to dancing.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

Woodfield makes a convincing case that Dittersdorf organized a press campaign against Mozart’s allegedly artificial and overcomplicated creations.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

The name is not mentioned, but the general opinion is that Dittersdorf was the instructor.

From Haydn by Hadden, J. Cuthbert (James Cuthbert)

Nicolai's predecessors in Germany were Peter Ritter, 1794, and Dittersdorf, 1796.

From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

There were Dittersdorf and Albrechtsberger, and Dr Leopold von Genzinger, the prince's physician, and Frau von Genzinger, whose tea and coffee he so much appreciated, and who sent him such excellent cream.

From Haydn by Hadden, J. Cuthbert (James Cuthbert)

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