Friedrich Ludwig Benda
Friedrich Ludwig Benda (Czech: Bedřich Ludvík Benda; baptized 4 September 1746 in Gotha – 20 or 27 March 1792 in Königsberg) was a German violinist and composer.
Benda was the eldest son of Georg Anton Benda. He was appointed concert director at Königsberg in 1789.[1]
Selected works[]
- Der Barbier von Sevilla, Singspiel in 4 acts (1776–1779); libretto by after Beaumarchais
- Die Verlobung, Singspiel (1790); libretto by
- Louise, Singspiel in 3 acts (1791); libretto by Friedrich Ernst Jester
- Mariechen, Singspiel in 3 acts (1791–1792); libretto by Friedrich Ernst Jester
- Der Herr ist König, Psalm 97, Cantata
References[]
- ^ Grove, George (1904). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. Macmillan Company. p. 295.
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Categories:
- 1746 births
- 1792 deaths
- German classical composers
- German male classical composers
- German classical violinists
- Male classical violinists
- German violinists
- German male violinists
- 18th-century classical composers
- 18th-century German composers
- 18th-century male musicians