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Jan Bedřich Kittl [Johann Friedrich Kittl] (8 May 1806 – 20 July 1868) was a Czech composer.
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Bianca und Giuseppe by Kittl is memorable only because the libretto is by Wagner, who adapted König's novel for his own use in 1836 but did not set it. – encyclopedia.com s.v. "Bianca und Giuseppe", qtd fr. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Of all the works of Johann Friedrich Kittl,
There's only one that's still recalled a little;
It wouldn't merit mention, you can bet,
But Wagner wrote the lyrics Kittl set,
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