Benda

Benda, GEORG, the most distinguished of a notable musical family, born at Jungbunzlau, in Bohemia, in 1721, and distinguished as a pianist, violinist, and composer, died at Köstritz in 1795. He was bandmaster to the Duke of Gotha (1748-87), and in this period produced several operas and cantatas, such as Ariadne auf Naxos and Medea.