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František Benda
Franz Benda (; baptised 22 November 1709 – 7 March 1786) was a Bohemian violinist and composer, who worked for much of his life at the court of Frederick the Great. Life Benda was born in Old Benatek in Bohemia, the son of Jan Jiřà Benda. His brother was the composer Georg Benda. Many of Benda's offspring (Maria Carolina Wolf (1742–1820), Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (1745–1814), Karl Hermann Heinrich Benda (1748–1836), Juliane Reichardt (1752–1783)) and his granddaughter ( Louise Reichardt (1779–1826)) were also composers. Benda wrote his autobiography in 1763: it not only gives a detailed account of his own life, but also a valuable record of the lives of other musicians whom he encountered during his career. In his youth Benda was a chorister in Prague and afterward in the Chapel Royal at Dresden. At the same time he began to study the violin, and soon joined a company of strolling musicians who attended fetes, fairs, etc. At eighteen years of age Benda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702/1703 – 27 October 1771) was a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...ist, born in Wahrenbrück. His brother Carl Heinrich was a singer and also a composer, and is the better known of the two. Johann Gottlieb studied with J.G. Pisendel in Dresden and Giuseppe Tartini in Padua. Appointed Konzertmeister in Merseburg in 1726, he taught the violin to J.S. Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann. He joined the court of the Prussian crown prince (the future Frederick the Great) in 1732. Graun was later made ''Konzertmeister'' of the Berlin Opera in 1740. He composed over 50 songs and compositions. Graun's compositions were highly respected, and continued to be performed after his death: "The concert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Benátky Nad Jizerou
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1786 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed between the United States and the Choctaw. * January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of England in a storm, with only 74 of more than 240 on board surviving. * February 2 – In a speech before The Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Sir William Jones notes the formal resemblances between Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, laying the foundation for comparative linguistics and Indo-European studies. * March 1 – The Ohio Company of Associates is organized by five businessmen at a meeting at the Bunch-of-Grapes Tavern in Boston to purchase land from the United States government to form settlements in the modern-day U.S. state of Ohio. * March 13 – Construction begins in Dublin on the Four Courts Building, with the first stone laid down by the United Kingdom's Viceroy for Ireland, the Duke of Rutland. April–June * April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1709 Births
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Friday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – Battle of St. John's: The French capture St. John's, the capital of the British colony of Newfoundland. * January 6 – Western Europe's Great Frost of 1709, the coldest period in 500 years, begins during the night, lasting three months, with its effects felt for the entire year.Pain, Stephanie.1709: The year that Europe froze" ''New Scientist'', 7 February 2009. In France, the Atlantic coast and Seine River freeze, crops fail, and 24,000 Parisians die. Floating ice enters the North Sea. * January 10 – Abraham Darby I successfully produces cast iron using coke fuel at his Coalbrookdale blast furnace in Shropshire, England. * February 1 or 2 – During his first voyage, Captain Woodes Rogers encounters marooned privateer Alexander Selkirk, and rescues him after four years l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benda (other)
Benda may refer to: Places and jurisdictions * Benda, Albania, a region, ancient city, former bishopric in Epirus Novus and present Latin Catholic titular see * Benda, Brebes, a village in Brebes, Central Java, Indonesia * Benda, Sirampog, a subdistrict of Sirampog, Central Java, Indonesia * Benda, Tangerang, a subdistrict of Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia * Benda, Guinea * Qulbəndə (Gyul'benda, Gülbəndə, Qulbəndə), a village and municipality in the Agdash Rayon, Azerbaijan * Benda, Santrampur, in Gujarat, India Other * Benda (surname), for people including composers of Franz Benda's Czech dynasty * Benda Chamber Orchestra, a Czech amateur music ensemble, named after that musical family * 734 Benda, a minor planet * Prachum Benda or Pchum Ben, ancestors' day in Cambodia * Staff Benda Bilili Staff Benda Bilili are a group of street musicians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They used to live around the grounds of the zoo in the country's capital city, Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benda (surname)
Benda (feminine: Bendová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The name originated as a pet form of the given name Benedikt. The surname is also widespread in German-speaking countries. Notable people with the surname include: Members of Benda family of musicians *Christian Benda (born 20th century), Czech cellist, composer and conductor *Franz Benda (1709–1786), violin virtuoso and composer * Friedrich Benda (1745–1814), German violinist, pianist and composer * Friedrich Ludwig Benda (1746–1792), German composer and violinist *Georg Benda (1722–1795), Czech kapellmeister, violinist and composer *Hans von Benda (1888–1972), German conductor * Johann Friedrich Ernst Benda (1749–1785), German violinist and harpsichordist * Johann Georg Benda (1713–1752), Czech violinist and composer *Joseph Benda (1724–1804), Czech violinist and composer *Juliane Reichardt, née Benda (1752–1783), German singer, pianist and composer * Karl Hermann Heinrich Benda (1748–1836), German v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ústà Nad Labem
Ústà nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústà nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. Administrative division Ústà nad Labem is divided into four self-governing boroughs. In addition, Ústà nad Labem consists of 22 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ústà nad Labem-mÄ›sto (35,015) **Božtěšice (496) **Bukov (5,988) **Habrovice (395) **Hostovice (249) **KlÃÅ¡e (6,944) **PÅ™edlice (1,544) **Skorotice (1,379) **Strážky (234) **Vaňov (755) **VÅ¡eboÅ™ice (2,870) **Ústà nad Labem-centrum (14,161) *Ústà nad Labem-NeÅ¡tÄ›mice (22,148) **Krásné BÅ™ezno (12,417) **MojžÃÅ™ (4,222) **NeÅ¡tÄ›mice (5,509) *Ústà nad Labem-Severnà Terasa (18,965) **Severnà Terasa (18,965) *Ústà nad Labem-StÅ™ekov (13,585) ** Brná (1,308) **CÃrkvice (179) **Kojetice (129) **OleÅ¡nice (89) ** S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benda Chamber Orchestra
Benda Chamber Orchestra is a Czech amateur music ensemble in Ústà nad Labem, Czech Republic. It is named after the renowned Czech family of musicians and composers of the 18th century - the Bendas (FrantiÅ¡ek Benda or Franz Benda, Jiřà AntnonÃn Benda or Georg Anton Benda). History The orchestra was founded in 1956 in Ústà nad Labem, Czechoslovakia. It focuses on performing (often unknown) pieces of Czech classical and baroque music. Benda Chamber Orchestra co-operates with outstanding professional musicians. Currently it is led by Jiri Havlik, a member of the Czech Philharmonic The Czech Philharmonic () is a symphony orchestra based in Prague. Its principal performing venue is the Rudolfinum concert hall. History The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894, as the title of the orche .... Discography *''Benda: Sinfonias Nos 7-12'' (1995) References External links * Wiki on BKO in CzechBKO Homepage [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Emperor until 1918. Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment: through a careful balance of architecture and landscape, Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason. The city, which is over 1,000 years old, is widely known for its palaces, its lakes, and its overall historical and cultural significance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concertmaster
The concertmaster (from the German language, German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (UK) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the Conducting, conductor, the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra, symphonic band or other musical ensemble. Orchestra In an orchestra, the concertmaster is customarily the leader of the first violin section. There is another violin section, the second violins, led by the principal second violin. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster (except in the case of a violin concerto, in which case a guest soloist usually plays). It is usually required that the concertmaster be the most skilled musician in the section, experienced at learning music quickly, counting rests accurately and leading the rest of the string section by their playing and bow gestures. The concertmaster sits to the conductor's left, closest to the audienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
