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| Benda, Georg Anton |
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(g ´ôrkh än´tôn b n´dä) (KEY) , 1722–95, Bohemian composer. Benda, whose Bohemian name was Ji í Antonín Benda, came from a musical family that moved to Prussia in 1742. His brother, the violinist Franz (in Bohemian, Franti ek) Benda, became a favorite of Frederick II. Benda is best known for his melodramas—dramatic works in which a speaking part is set against orchestral music—and singspiels. |
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