Ernst Christoph Dressler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernst Christoph Dressler

German composer and music theorist

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1734

Place of Birth: Greußen, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1779

Profession: composer, opera singer, music theorist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ernst Christoph Dressler (23 September 1734 – 6 April 1779) was a German composer, operatic tenor, violinist and music theorist.
A self-taught singer and violinist, he became a musician at several courts before he moved to the Court Opera in Vienna and finally to Kassel.
He is known for a march on which Beethoven based his first published composition.



Alternative names	German: Johann Heinrich Tischbein der Ältere
Description	German painter and university teacher
Date of birth/death	3 October 1722 / 14 October 1722	22 August 1789
Location of birth/death	Haina	Kassel
Work location	Kassel
Authority control	: Q213789 VIAF: 45097819 ISNI: 0000 0000 8224 1297 ULAN: 500032994 LCCN: nr89014883 WGA: TISCHBEIN, Johann Heinrich the Elder WorldCat