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Benda, Friedrich Wilhelm (EN)

Biography

Benda Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich, *15 July 1745 Potsdam, †19 June 1814 Potsdam, František’s son, Czech composer and violinist. He was a student of his father and J.Ph. Kirnberger, in 1765–1810, a member of a royal orchestra in Potsdam. He wrote 3 opera, 2 oratories, 2 cantatas, violini concertos, trios and sonatas.