November 2 - Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 2nd are here: Patrice Chéreau; Friedrich Kalkbrenner (2019), k. d. lang; Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2020), Friedrich Kalkbrenner (2021), Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2022), and Otto Reubke

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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an a composer and violinist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Namesake

Since this new post required a noble title, Ditters was sent to Vienna and given the noble title of von Dittersdorf. His full surname thus became "Ditters von Dittersdorf", but he is usually referred to simply as "Dittersdorf". — Wikipedia

Since it gave court officials the jitters

To address him as simply Herr Ditters,

They had his name padded,

With “von Dittersdorf” added,

Which made him the grandest of critters!

 

 

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