Bănești is a
commune in
Prahova County
Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
,
Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bănești and Urleta.
Natives
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Constantin Marin
Constantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011) was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor and composer.
Biography
Marin was born in Urleta, Prahova County, Romania. He was the founder in 1963 of the Madrigal Chamber Choir and ha ...
(1925–2011), conductor, composer, founder of the
Madrigal Choir
A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number ...
Gallery
File:Old_Church_from_Urleta.jpg, Old church of Urleta
File:New Church Urleta.JPG, New Church of Urleta
References
Communes in Prahova County
Localities in Muntenia
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