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Franz Benda
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Franz Benda, born František Benda in Benátky nad Jizerou on 2 November 1709 and baptised on 22 November 1709, was a Czech composer, concertmaster, violinist and chapelmaster associated with Baroque and classical music. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Prussia, played the violin, and studied under Johann Gottlieb Graun. His father was Hans Georg Benda, and his siblings included Georg Benda, Joseph Benda, Anna Františka Hatašová and Johann Georg Benda. His children included Maria Carolina Wolf, Friedrich Benda, Karl Hermann Heinrich Benda and Juliane Reichardt, and Maria Carolina Wolf was also among his students. Franz Benda died in Potsdam on 7 March 1786.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Miami
Discography
- Camo Diamond Rollie2019
- Snake Shot2020
- Tinnitus2020
- Tommy Gun2021
- Break Shit2021
- Broward Bezel2021
- Hyperdrive2023
- Beat The Block2023
- Havoc2024
- ZOOM2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,429
- Total plays
- 19,258
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Franz Benda, in Czech:František Benda (November 25, 1709 – March 7, 1786) was a Bohemian violinist and composer. He was the brother of Jiří Antonín Benda (Georg Benda), and he worked for much of his life at the court of Frederick the Great. Early in the eighteenth century Franz Benda was born in Bohemia at the village of Altbenatky, and Benda became the founder of a German school of violin playing. In his youth he was a chorister at Prague and afterward in the Chapel Royal at Dresden. <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- František
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of death
- Potsdam
- Child
- Maria Carolina Wolf
- Father
- Hans Georg Benda
- Sibling
- Johann Georg Benda
- Occupation
- violinist
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Student of
- Johann Gottlieb Graun
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Frantisek Benda 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- František Benda
- date of birth
- 1709-11-25
- date of death
- 1786-03-07
- birth name
- František Benda
- ethnic group
- Czechs
- student
- Maria Carolina Wolf
- date of baptism
- 1709-11-22
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Franz Benda, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz Benda Franz Benda (Czech: František Benda; c. 22 November 1709 – 7 March 1786) was a Czech violinist and composer. He was active in the Kingdom of Prussia and worked for much of his life at the court of Frederick the Great.
Life
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