Friedrich Benda’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro German musician
Was Musician 
Composer 
Pianist 
From Germany 
Czech Republic 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 15 July 1745, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Death 19 June 1814, Berlin, Germany
(aged 68 years)
Star sign Cancer
Family
Father: Franz Benda

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (15 July 1745 in Potsdam – 19 June 1814 in Potsdam) was a German violinist, pianist and composer.

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. 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.

Selected works

  • Pygmalion, Cantata (1784)
  • Alceste, Singspiel (1785)
  • Orpheus, Singspiel (1787)
  • Das Blumenmädchen, Singspiel (1806)
  • Die Grazien, Cantata
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