Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death date: 16 january 1919      - birth date: 25 april 1861    - name: rudolf dittrich    - nationality: austrian    - death place: vienna , austria    - birth place: biala , galicia , austria-hungary    - occupation: musician , composer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rudolf dittrich .
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rudolf dittrich -lrb- april 25 , 1861 -- january 16 , 1919 -rrb- was an austrian musician .he is noted for his role in bringing western music to japan during the late 19th century .