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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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1Dittberner, Johannes, German composer, organist, teacher and choral conductor, born Linde, near Neustettin, Nov. 23, 1869; died Sorau, Feb. 19, 1920. He studied with L. Bussler, O. Dienel, B. Irrgang, and Th. Krause, wrote choral compositions, also edited the choral works of Heinrich Schütz, P. E. Bach, and J. W. Franck.
3Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von, Austrian violinist and composer, born Vienna, Nov. 2, 1739; died Oct. 2, 1799. His teachers were König and Ziegler and he played in orchestras under the latter at St. Stephen's and at the Schottenkirche. Later he was recommended for the private orchestra of Prince Hildburghausen, who looked after the education of the eleven-year old boy, and had him instructed by Bonno, the court composer. After the Prince disbanded his orchestra, Ditters went on a tour of Italy with Gluck; he was also intimate with Haydn, with whom he analysed and criticized many new compositions. In 1764 he attended the coronation of the Archduke Joseph as King of the Romans, and played at court with the greatest success; later he became musical director for the Bishop of Grosswardein at Pressburg, where he composed symphonies, violin concertos, string quartets and an oratorio. He also started a small theatre in the castle, for which he wrote his first comic opera. At Troppau he made the acquaintance of Count Schafgotsch, who invited him to his estate at Johannisberg, where he was living in retirement; an orchestra was organized and Ditters wrote operas and oratorios, among the former Il viaggiatore americano, and among the latter Davide. For his services here his patron had him made a Knight of the Golden Spur, a distinction enjoyed by Gluck and Mozart, and secured him a title of nobility, Ditters of Dittersdorf. During a visit to Vienna he composed Ester, which was performed in 1773, and between the acts he played a concerto which so pleased the Emperor that he wished to appoint Dittersdorf his musical director, but Dittersdorf was too vain to make application for the post, and the Emperor would not condescend to solicit him. Doctor and Apothecary, an operetta which is occasionally still heard, was successfully produced in Vienna about this time. During his stay at Vienna, changes had taken place at Freiwaldau and he was obliged to seek another patron. He next went to Count von Stillfried at Rothlhotta, near Neuhaus in Bohemia, where he composed operas, symphonies and innumerable piano pieces. As a composer Dittersdorf was thoroughly popular, having a pronounced gift for writing vivacious and spontaneous melodies, and a fertile inventive faculty. His original instrumentation and the breadth and effectiveness of his ensemble writing made him a great favorite. He held the same position in Germany as Grétry in France, though Grétry was vastly his superior in delicacy and depth of sentiment. His oratorios, symphonies, violin concertos, string quartets, duos, masses, motets, and songs all contributed to his fame and were of importance in their day. In addition to the works already mentioned he wrote a great quantity of operatic music.
5Dittler, Herbert, American violinist and composer, born Atlanta, Ga., May 28, 1890. He studied in Berlin, and in Paris with Jacques Thibaud, making his professional début at Berlin in 1908. After touring in Germany, he returned to the United States where he has concertized, taught and appeared in joint recitals with Daniel Gregory Mason.
7Dittmaier, Anton, late 18th and early 19th century violinist and conductor, who succeeded Pokorny as musical director at Bamberg. After the abolition of the Principality, he conducted Count Soderi's orchestra for sixteen years.
9Dittmann, Arthur, German composer, born Rosenahl, June 7, 1870; pupil of H. Stange and student at the Berlin Hochschule; his compositions include orchestral works, organ pieces, piano pieces and choruses.
11Dittmar, Erich, German composer, died Blankenburg, Hartz, Aug. 7, 1918; his works include choruses, songs and violin pieces.
13Dittmar, Mantey von, 19th century German composer, who was musical director for the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He wrote an opera, an overture, piano pieces, trios for flute, violin and piano, also religious music distinguished for its purity of style.
15Dittrich, Rudolf F., Austrian composer, organist, and teacher, born Biala, Galicia, Apr. 25, 1861; died Vienna, Feb. 16, 1919; pupil of J. Hellmesberger, Sr. and Jr., Schenner and Bruckner. His compositions included organ, piano, and choral works; also a treatise on Japanese music.
17Ditty, a short, simple song, originally with words containing a moral.
19Ditzel, Henry A., American composer, organist, pianist and music teacher, born Dayton, O., Oct. 12, 1873; pupil of Ernest Jedliczka and O. P. Boise in Berlin. He made his début at Berlin in 1902, became a member of the faculty of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory, and later returned to the United States, where he settled as a teacher in Dayton, O. His compositions include choral works and songs.
21Div., abbreviation for divisi.
23Di Veroli, Manlio, see Veroli, Manlio di.
25Divertimento, Divertissement, a term which has come to be used for various pieces of music. It may refer in general to any instrumental composition that is pleasing and light. In opera, it covers the entracte, ballet, intermezzo, etc., which have no direct bearing on the plot. Mozart used it for a long instrumental composition of six or seven movements similar in form to a serenade or cassation (q.v.).
27Divided, that which is separated (by exception) into two parts or groups, as divided parts or voices.
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