!!!Distler, Johann Georg Distler, Johann Georg, b. in or near Vienna, 1765, d. Vienna, July 28, 1799. Violinist and composer, favourite pupil of J. Haydn; 1781 to 1796 member of the Stuttgart "Hofkapelle" (Court orchestra) (finally orchestra director), then lived in Vienna as a well-known composer of chamber music; dedicated his works to Princess Sophie and Prince Carl of Wuerttemberg, as well as Grand Prince Paul of Russia. !Works 6 quartets, 1791; 6 quartets for violins and violoncelli, 1791; 6 quintets, 1799 (lost). !Literature F. Blume (ed.), Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, vol. 3, 1984. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Distler,_Johann_Georg|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]