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William Sterndale Bennett
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British musician (1816-75)
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1816
- Died
- 1875
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Von fernen Ländern und Menschen
- Piano concertos
- The Chorale book for England
- Die Najaden, op. 15
- The woman of Samaria
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,460
- Total plays
- 15,547
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Sir William Sterndale Bennett (April 13, 1816 - February 1, 1875) was an English musical composer. Bennett was born at Sheffield, the son of Robert Bennett, an organist. Having lost his father at an early age, he was brought up at Cambridge by his grandfather, from whom he received his first musical education. He entered the choir of King's College chapel in 1824. In 1826 he entered the Royal Academy of Music, and remained a pupil of that institution for the next ten years, studying pianoforte
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Bennett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Greater London
- Occupation
- pianist
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Music
- Student of
- William Crotch
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- William Sterndale Bennett - engraving after a portrait by John Everett Millais, 1873.JPG
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- date of birth
- 1816-04-13
- date of death
- 1875-02-01
- Commons category
- William Sterndale Bennett
- P8168
- Si Sa Ket
- name in native language
- William Sterndale Bennett
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to William Sterndale Bennett, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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