Niccolò Dôthel
Niccolò Dôthel (* 1721 in Lunéville ; † 1810 ) was a French-Italian flautist and composer.
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Niccolò Dôthel was the son of an oboist at the court of Duke Franz Stephan of Lorraine in Nancy and Lunéville, when he assumed reign of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1737 as a result of the War of the Polish Succession , he was followed by numerous court musicians, including father and son Dôthel.
In addition to his employment in the court orchestra, Dôthel was active in the Grand Duke's military band from 1736 to 1807. Between 1765 and 1798 his presence as a musician in the Teatro della Pergola in Florence is also documented. Charles Burney wrote in his diary of a musical journey in 1772 “ Sgr. Dottel, a famous flute player, is in the band, and Sgr. Nardini is also the first violinist in the Grand Duke. Services ".
By aligning the French and Italian styles, Dôthel made a substantial contribution through his work to the spread of the flute playing in Tuscany. Not least his numerous published compositions, sonatas, concertos, duettos, trios and etudes, which appeared in print in London and Paris, contributed to this.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Nikolaus Delius: Foreword to Three Sonatas in the Canon by Niccolò Dôthel, Verlag Zimmermann, Frankfurt, 1991.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dôthel, Niccolò |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dottel, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Italian flautist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1721 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneville |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1810 |