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11817. Studied under Habeneck at the Paris Conservatory and was awarded first prize for violin playing. He compiled an anthology of ancient violinists' compositions in which he treated the music so reverently and in such good taste as to make it an everlasting monument to his musicianship. D. Paris, 1897.
3DELLA ROCCA, GIACINA, German violinist, b. Dresden, Sept. 8, 1882. Studied under Massart and Sauret. She appeared as soloist at the Salle Pleyel, Paris in 1892. Made numerous tours of Europe and Great Britain. Has toured the United States with great success. Della Rocca has done much on the concert stage toward introducing the violin works of American composers.
5DENGREMONT, MAURICE, Brazilian violinist, b. Rio di Janeiro, 1866, of French parents. Studied under Leonard and appeared as soloist in Europe and England with great success in 1877 as a child prodigy, later he toured the United States, but died prematurely in 1893 through ill-health incurred by dissipated habits.
7DESSAU, BERNHARD, German violinist and composer, b. Hamburg, Mar. 1, 1861. Studied under Schradieck, Joachim and Wieniawski. Became concertmaster of several famous orchestras and later (1898) of the Berlin Royal Opera. Compositions include a violin concerto and several other splendid works.
9DETHIER, EDOUARD, Belgian violinist, b. Liége, Aug. 25, 1884. Studied at Liége and Brussels Conservatories. At the latter was awarded first prize. Appeared in 1902 as the soloist at the Concerts Populaires, Brussels. Came to the United States as soloist with the leading symphony orchestras. Teacher at the Institute of Musical Art since 1906.
11DIAZ-ALBERTINI, RAPHAEL, Cuban violinist, b. Aug. 13, 1857. Studied at the Paris Conservatory where he was awarded first prize. Made numerous successful tours throughout Europe. As a performer on the violin his playing recalled Sarasate in its fiery technique and abandon. For a number of years he resided in Brazil. D. Paris, 1917.
13DITTERSDORF, KARL (original name Ditters), Austrian violinist and composer, b. Vienna, Nov. 2, 1739. Studied under Konig, Ziegler and Trani. Made a successful tour of Italy in company with C. W. von Gluck, the famous opera composer. Compositions include twelve violin concertos and a great number of operas, oratorios and symphonies. Dittersdorf had not only a wonderful technique but also an expressive tone, which made him a favorite in Vienna over Lolli, the Italian virtuoso. He was also an intimate friend of Haydn, with whom he carefully analyzed each piece of new music performed in Vienna. D. Vienna, Oct. 24, 1799.
15DITTLER, HERBERT, American violinist, b. Atlanta, Ga., May 28, 1890. Studied under Sinsheimer, Hartmann, Spiering, and Thibaud. Appeared as soloist at Beckstein Hall, Berlin in 1908. Made numerous successful tours through Germany. Returned to the United States in 1910 and has been concertizing and conducting, as well as teaching at the Columbia University Music School.
17DOLMETSCH, ARNOLD, French violinist, teacher and authority on old instruments, b. Les Mans, Feb. 24, 1858. Studied under Vieuxtemps. Taught at Dulwich College and privately in England. Became interested in ancient instruments and devoted years to collecting, repairing and performing on them. Came to the United States in 1902 lecturing at Harvard University, after which he made a lecture tour of the entire country. Mr. Dolmetsch is unquestionably one of the world's greatest authorities on the origin, history, construction and music of ancient musical instruments.
19DONT, JACOB, Austrian violinist, composer and teacher, b. Vienna, Mar. 2, 1815. Studied under Bohm and Hellmsberger. Member of the Hofburg Theater Orchestra. Taught the violin at the Academy of Music and was professor of violin at the Vienna Conservatory from 1873. Compositions include a number of études entitled "Gradus ad Parnassum" which are very highly regarded. D. Vienna, Mar. 18, 1888.
21DRDLA, FRANZ, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Saar, Sept. 25, 1868. Studied under Hellmsberger at the Vienna Conservatory where he was awarded first prize and a gold medal. Appeared as soloist in Vienna and became a member of the Vienna Opera Orchestra. He is the composer of more than one hundred light violin compositions such as "Souvenir" which have been popularized as encore pieces by Kubelik, Elman and other virtuosos.
23DRESSEL, DETTMAR, English violinist, b. London in 1880. Studied under Wilhelmj
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