Friedrich Benda
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (15 July 1745 in Potsdam – 19 June 1814 in Potsdam) was a German violinist, pianist and composer of the classical era. Benda was the son of violin virtuoso and composer Franz Benda, from whom he received his first musical lessons. Later he studied music theory and composition with Johann Kirnberger in Berlin.
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Friedrich Benda
- Full name
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda.
- Born
- 1745. · Potsdam.
- Died
- 1814. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- composer, pianist, violinist and organist.
- Fields
- music.
- Languages
- German.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (15 July 1745 in Potsdam – 19 June 1814 in Potsdam) was a German violinist, pianist and composer of the classical era. Benda was the son of violin virtuoso and composer Franz Benda, from whom he received his first musical lessons. Later he studied music theory and composition with Johann Kirnberger in Berlin.
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In addition to his compositional achievements, he was an accomplished pianist and violinist. In the years 1765–1810, Benda was a chamber musician at the Prussian Court in Potsdam where his compositions found much acceptance. Benda composed concertos, operas, and chamber music.
• Pygmalion, Cantata (1784) • Alceste, Singspiel (1785) • Orpheus, Singspiel (1787) • Das Blumenmädchen, Singspiel (1806) • Die Grazien, Cantata
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1745
Friedrich Benda was born on 15 July 1745.
1814
Friedrich Benda died on 19 June 1814.
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Potsdam.
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Berlin.
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• Viola Concertos Nos. 1-3, Jean-Éric Soucy, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Bernard Labadie, cpo 2018
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- “Friedrich Benda”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy. Benda, Friedrich (Wilhelm Heinrich). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. 71. 1919.
- 2.Grove, George. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. Macmillan Company. 294. 1904.
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