A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
have constructed seventy-eight. In 1831 he transferred his business to Brussels, where he resided until his death. His compositions for the fiddle family are, two concertos and nine quartets.
Dobrzynski, Ignace, born in the province of Volhynia, Russia, about 1777, died at Warsaw in 1841. He was for eighteen years first fiddle at Romanoff, in the orchestra of Prince Ilinski, for whom he wrote the music of several operas and ballads. He then became professor of his instrument at Winnic^a, then at Krzemienie9, and subsequently at Warsaw. He was renowned for his polonaises, and other music of a national character.
Dont, Jacob, born at Vienna, March 2nd, 1815, died there November 18th, 1888, a celebrated teacher and composer. He studied at the Vienna Con-servatorium under Bohm and the elder Hellmesberger, and was admitted into the orchestra of the
Hofburg" theatre in 1831, and in the following year, of the Court Band. For a short' time he was professor of his instrument at the " Akademie der Tonkunst," then at the St. Anna grammar-school, and subsequently, from 1873, at the Conserva-torium, Dont was a famous quartet player, and highly esteemed as a teacher. He wrote a large quantity of music for
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