Dittersdorf

[ dit-erz-dawrf; German dit-uh rs-dawrf ]
/ ˈdɪt ərzˌdɔrf; German ˈdɪt ərsˌdɔrf /

noun

Karl Dit·ters von [kahrl dit-uh rs fuh n] /kɑrl ˈdɪt ərs fən/,1739–99, Austrian violinist and composer.

Example sentences from the Web for dittersdorf

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

    Haydn |J. Cuthbert Hadden

  • Very different was the career of Dittersdorf, who came to Berlin in July of the same year.

    Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Otto Jahn

  • In 1794, Dittersdorf wrote the same number of like dances for the large hall, and Eybler for the small.

    The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer

  • Mozart's victorious rival was Dittersdorf, whose comic operas were played in Berlin to crowded audiences.

    Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Otto Jahn