Franz Benda

Franz Benda (in Czech:"František Benda") (baptised November 22 1709 – March 7 1786) was a Bohemian violinist and composer. He was the brother of Georg Benda, and he worked for much of his life at the court of Frederick the Great.

Franz Benda was born in Bohemia at the village of Altbenatky. Benda himself claimed to have been born 25 November, but baptism records show he was baptised three days earlier, on 22 November. His actual date of birth seems not to have been recorded, but it was probably no more than a day or two earlier than 22 November. [ [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=11pv_P5YkOcC&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=franz+benda+baptised+november+1709&source=web&ots=5VTZp9-Otj&sig=cHis1lAcq9iZ1KszhZ7sgh_45YA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPP1,M1 Six sonatas for solo violin and continuo: with embellished versions By Franz Benda, Douglas A. Lee] ]

Benda became the founder of a German school of violin playing. In his youth he was a chorister at 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 abandoned this wandering life and returned to Prague, going thence to Vienna, where he pursued his study of the violin under Heinrich Graun, a pupil of Tartini. After two years he was appointed chapel master at Warsaw, and eventually he became a member of the Prince Royal of Prussia's band, and then concert master to the king.

Benda was a master of all the difficulties of violin playing, and the rapidity of his execution and the mellow sweetness of his highest notes were unequalled. He had many pupils and wrote a number of works, chieflyexercises and studies for the violin. [http://www.closelinks.com/facts.php?id=2179&name=Franz&surname=Benda]

More recently there was a František Benda who was a composer of film scores and other works during the 20th century.

The Benda Chamber Orchestra carrying and honoring the name of the Benda musicians family, was founded in 1956 in Usti nad Labem, North Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Notes

Works list

Symphonies
L I:1 Symphony No. 1 in C major
L I:2 Symphony No. 2 in C major
L I:3 Symphony No. 3 in D major
L I:4 Symphony No. 4 in D major
L I:5 Symphony No. 5 in F major
L I:6 Symphony No. 6 in G major
L I:7 Symphony No. 7 in G major
L I:8 Symphony No. 8 in A major
L I:9 Symphony No. 9 in B flat major
L I:10 Symphony No.10 in B flat major
L I:11 Symphony No.11 in E flat major
L I:12 Symphony No.12 in F major
L I:13 Symphony No.13 in G major
L I:14 Symphony No.14 in A major
L I:15 Symphony in C major
L I:16 Symphony in F major
L I:17 Symphony in G major

Concertos
L II:1 Violin Concerto in C major
L II:2 Violin Concerto in D major
L II:3 Violin Concerto in D major
L II:4 Violin Concerto in D minor
L II:5 Violin Concerto in E flat major
L II:6 Violin Concerto in E major
L II:7 Violin Concerto in E major (mostly lost)
L II:8 Violin Concerto in E major
L II:9 Violin Concerto in F major
L II:10 Violin Concerto in G major
L II:11 Flute Concerto in G major
L II:12 Violin Concerto in A flat major
L II:13 Violin Concerto in A major
L II:14 Violin Concerto in A major
L II:15 Violin Concerto in A major
L II:16 Flute Concerto in A minor
L II:17 Violin Concerto in B flat major
L II:18 Violin Concerto in B flat major
L II:19 Violin Concerto in C major (Georg Benda)
L II:20 Violin Concerto in B flat major (Joseph Riepel)
L II:21 Violin Concerto in B flat major (Johann Benda)
L II:22 Violin Concerto in G major (Johann Gottlieb Graun)
L II:23 Violin Concerto in E major (lost)
L II:24 Violin Concerto in E minor (lost)
L II:25 Violin Concerto in G major (lost)
L II:26 Violin Concerto in B flat major (lost)
L II:27 Violin Concerto in B flat major (lost)
L II:28 Violin Concerto in B minor (lost)

Sonatas for instrument & basso continuo
L III:1 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.3 in C major
L III:2 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:3 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:4 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:5 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:6 Flute Sonata in C major
L III:7 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:8 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:9 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:10 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:11 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:12 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:13 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:14 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:15 Violin Sonata in C minor
L III:16 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:17 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:18 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:19 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:20 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:21 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:22 Flute Sonata in D major
L III:23 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:24 Flute Sonata in D major
L III:25 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:26 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:27 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:28 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:29 Violin Sonata in D minor
L III:30 Violin Sonata in D minor
L III:31 Violin Sonata in D minor
L III:32 Violin Sonata in D minor
L III:33 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:34 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:35 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:36 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:37 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:38 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:39 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:40 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:41 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:42 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:43 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:44 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:45 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:46 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:47 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.1 in E major
L III:48 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:49 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:50 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:51 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.5 in E major
L III:52 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:53 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:54 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:55 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:56 Flute Sonata in E minor
L III:57 Flute Sonata in E minor
L III:58 Violin Sonata in E minor
L III:59 Violin Sonata in E minor
L III:60 Violin Sonata in E minor
L III:61 Violin Sonata in E minor
L III:62 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:63 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:64 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:65 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:66 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:67 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:68 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:69 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:70 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:71 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:72 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:73 Violin Sonata in F minor
L III:74 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:75 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:76 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:77 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:78 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:79 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:80 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:81 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:82 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:83 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:84 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:85 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:86 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:87 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:88 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:89 Violin Sonata in G minor
L III:90 Violin Sonata in G minor
L III:91 Violin Sonata in G minor
L III:92 Violin Sonata in A flat major
L III:93 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:94 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:95 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.6 in A major
L III:96 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:97 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:98 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.2 in A major
L III:99 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:100 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:101 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:102 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:103 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:104 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:105 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:106 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:107 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:108 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:109 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:110 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:111 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:112 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:113 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:114 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:115 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:116 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:117 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:118 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:119 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:120 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:121 Violin Sonata Op. 1 No.4 in A minor
L III:122 Violin Sonata in A minor
L III:123 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:124 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:125 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:126 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:127 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:128 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:129 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:130 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:131 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:132 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:133 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:134 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:135 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:136 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:137 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:138 Violin Sonata in B flat minor
L III:139 Violin Sonata in B minor
L III:140 Violin Sonata in C major
L III:141 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:142 Flute Sonata in D major
L III:143 Violin Sonata in D major
L III:144 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:145 Violin Sonata in E flat major
L III:146 Violin Sonata in E major
L III:147 Violin Sonata in F major
L III:148 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:149 Violin Sonata in G major
L III:150 Violin Sonata in G minor
L III:151 Violin Sonata in G minor
L III:152 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:153 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:154 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:155 Violin Sonata in A major
L III:156 Oboe Sonata in B flat major
L III:157 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:158 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:159 Violin Sonata in B flat major
L III:160 Sonata for keyboard & flute Op. 5 No.2 in C major
L III:161 Sonata for keyboard & flute Op. 5 No.3 in E major
L III:162 Sonata for keyboard & flute Op. 5 No.1 in F major
L III:163 Violin Sonata in G major (Friedrich Ludwig Benda)
L III:164 Violin Sonata in A major (Joseph Benda)
L III:165 Violin Sonata in F major (lost)
L III:166 Violin Sonata in A major (lost)
L III:167 Violin Sonata in A minor (lost)
L III:168 Violin Sonata in C minor (lost)
L III:169 Violin Sonata in D major (lost)
L III:170 Flute Sonata in D major (lost)
L III:171 Violin Sonata in D major (lost)
L III:172 Oboe Sonata in D minor (lost)
L III:173 Violin Sonata in E flat major (lost)
L III:174 Bassoon Sonata in F major (lost)
L III:175 Violin Sonata in A major (lost)
L III:176 Violin Sonata in A major (lost)
L III:177 Violin Sonata in A major (lost)
L III:178 Violin Sonata in A major (lost)
L III:179 Violin Sonata in A minor (lost)
L III:180 Oboe Sonata in B flat major (lost)
L III:181 Bassoon Sonata in B flat major (lost)
L III:182 Bassoon Sonata in B flat major (lost)

Trio Sonatas
L IV:1 Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in G major
L IV:2 Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in A major
L IV:3 Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in D major (Graun)
L IV:4 Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G major (Graun)
L IV:5 Sonata for violin, keyboard & continuo in D major (lost)
L IV:6 Sonata for violin, bassoon & continuo in F major (lost)
L IV:7 Sonata for flute & keyboard obligato in G major
L IV:8 Sonata for violin, flute & continuo in G major (lost)
L IV:9 Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in B flat major (lost)
L IV:10 Sonata for violin & keyboard in B flat major (lost)

Duets for 2 violins
L V:1 Violins Duet No. 1 in C major
L V:2 Violins Duet No. 5 in C major
L V:3 Violins Duet No. 2 in C major
L V:4 Violins Duet No. 8 in C major
L V:5 Violins Duet No.11 in C major
L V:6 Violins Duet No. 4 in C major
L V:7 Violins Duet No. 9 in C major
L V:8 Violins Duet No. 3 in C major
L V:9 Violins Duet No.22 in C minor
L V:10 Violins Duet No.21 in C minor
L V:11 Violins Duet No.19 in D major
L V:12 Violins Duet No.20 in D major
L V:13 Violins Duet No.18 in D minor
L V:14 Violins Duet No.13 in E minor
L V:15 Violins Duet No.17 in F major
L V:16 Violins Duet No.10 in G major
L V:17 Violins Duet No.16 in G major
L V:18 Violins Duet No.12 in G major
L V:19 Violins Duet No. 6 in G major
L V:20 Violins Duet No. 7 in G major
L V:21 Violins Duet No.14 in A minor
L V:22 Violins Duet No.15 in A minor
L V:23 Violins Duet in C major
L V:24 Violins Duet in C major
L V:25 Violins Duet in C major
L V:26 Violins Duet in E flat major
L V:27 Violins Duet in E minor
L V:28 Violins Duet in F major
L V:29 Violins Duet in F major
L V:30 Violins Duet in G major
L V:31 Violins Duet in A minor

Solo Violin
L VI:1 Violin Capriccio No.62 in C major
L VI:2 Violin Capriccio No. 1 in C major
L VI:3 Violin Capriccio No.39 in C major
L VI:4 Violin Capriccio No.69 in C minor
L VI:5 Violin Capriccio No. 6 in C minor
L VI:6 Violin Capriccio No.48 in C minor
L VI:7 Violin Capriccio No.61 in C minor
L VI:8 Violin Capriccio No.70 in C minor
L VI:9 Violin Capriccio No.41 in C minor
L VI:10 Violin Capriccio No.18 in C sharp major
L VI:11 Violin Capriccio No.20 in D flat major
L VI:12 Violin Capriccio No.15 in C sharp minor
L VI:13 Violin Capriccio No.42 in D major
L VI:14 Violin Capriccio No. 4 in D major
L VI:15 Violin Capriccio in D major (fragment)
L VI:16 Violin Capriccio No.92 in D major
L VI:17 Violin Capriccio No.94 in D major
L VI:18 Violin Capriccio No.25 in D minor
L VI:19 Violin Capriccio No.30 in E flat major
L VI:20 Violin Capriccio No.28 in E flat major
L VI:21 Violin Capriccio No.65 in E flat major
L VI:22 Violin Capriccio No.91 in E flat major
L VI:23 Violin Capriccio No. 7 in E flat major
L VI:24 Violin Capriccio No.90 in E flat major
L VI:25 Violin Capriccio No.64 in E flat major
L VI:26 Violin Capriccio No.36 in E flat minor
L VI:27 Violin Capriccio No.34 in E major
L VI:28 Violin Capriccio No.14 in E major
L VI:29 Violin Capriccio No.13 in E minor
L VI:30 Violin Capriccio No.71 in F major
L VI:31 Violin Capriccio No.33 in F major
L VI:32 Violin Capriccio No.24 in F major
L VI:33 Violin Capriccio No.29 in F major
L VI:34 Violin Capriccio No.95 in F major
L VI:35 Violin Capriccio No.72 in F major
L VI:36 Violin Capriccio No.27 in F minor
L VI:37 Violin Capriccio No.93 in F minor
L VI:38 Violin Capriccio No.96 in F minor
L VI:39 Violin Capriccio No.22 in F minor
L VI:40 Violin Capriccio No.17 in F sharp major
L VI:41 Violin Capriccio No.37 in G flat major
L VI:42 Violin Capriccio No.16 in F sharp minor
L VI:43 Violin Capriccio in G major
L VI:44 Violin Capriccio No.51 in G major
L VI:45 Violin Capriccio No.11 in G major
L VI:46 Violin Capriccio No.12 in G major
L VI:47 Violin Capriccio in G major
L VI:48 Violin Capriccio No.35 in G major
L VI:49 Violin Capriccio No.89 in G minor
L VI:50 Violin Capriccio No.40 in G minor
L VI:51 Violin Capriccio No. 8 in G minor
L VI:52 Violin Capriccio No.38 in A major
L VI:53 Violin Capriccio No. 9 in A major
L VI:54 Violin Capriccio No.26 in A major
L VI:55 Violin Capriccio No.31 in A major
L VI:56 Violin Capriccio No.98 in A major
L VI:57 Violin Capriccio No.97 in A major
L VI:58 Violin Capriccio No.10 in A major
L VI:59 Violin Capriccio No. 3 in A minor
L VI:60 Violin Capriccio No.21 in A minor
L VI:61 Violin Capriccio No. 2 in A minor
L VI:62 Violin Capriccio No.23 in B flat major
L VI:63 Violin Capriccio No.32 in B flat major
L VI:64 Violin Capriccio No.57 in B flat major
L VI:65 Violin Capriccio No.47 in B flat major
L VI:66 Violin Capriccio No.19 in B flat minor
L VI:67 Violin Capriccio No. 5 in B minor
L VI:68 Violin Capriccio in G major
L VI:69 Violin Capriccio in G major
L VI:70 Violin Capriccio No.59 in C major (lost)
L VI:71 Violin Capriccio No.84 in C major (lost)
L VI:72 Violin Capriccio No.75 in C major (lost)
L VI:73 Violin Capriccio No.68 in C major (lost)
L VI:74 Violin Capriccio No.83 in C major (lost)
L VI:75 Violin Capriccio No.60 in C major (lost)
L VI:76 Violin Capriccio No.55a in D major (lost)
L VI:77 Violin Capriccio No.81 in D major (lost)
L VI:78 Violin Capriccio No.80 in D major (lost)
L VI:79 Violin Capriccio No.74 in D major (lost)
L VI:80 Violin Capriccio No.78 in D major (lost)
L VI:81 Violin Capriccio No.56 in D major (lost)
L VI:82 Violin Capriccio No.66 in D minor (lost)
L VI:83 Violin Capriccio No.58 in E flat major (lost)
L VI:84 Violin Capriccio No.67 in E minor (lost)
L VI:85 Violin Capriccio No.53 in E minor (lost)
L VI:86 Violin Capriccio No.63 in F major (lost)
L VI:87 Violin Capriccio No.50 in F minor (lost)
L VI:88 Violin Capriccio No.82 in G major (lost)
L VI:89 Violin Capriccio No.79 in G major (lost)
L VI:90 Violin Capriccio No.73 in G major (lost)
L VI:91 Violin Capriccio No.76 in G major (lost)
L VI:92 Violin Capriccio No.52 in G minor (lost)
L VI:93 Violin Capriccio No.54 in G minor (lost)
L VI:94 Violin Capriccio No.44 in A major (lost)
L VI:95 Violin Capriccio No.49 in A major (lost)
L VI:96 Violin Capriccio No.88 in A major (lost)
L VI:97 Violin Capriccio No.43 in A major (lost)
L VI:98 Violin Capriccio No.46 in A minor (lost)
L VI:99 Violin Capriccio No.55 in B flat major (lost)
L VI:100 Violin Capriccio No.77 in B flat major (lost)
L VI:101 Violin Capriccio No.86 in B flat major (lost)
L VI:102 Violin Capriccio No.87 in B flat major (lost)
L VI:103 Violin Capriccio No.85 in B flat major (lost)
L VI:104 Violin Capriccio No.45 in B minor (lost)
L VI:105 Violin Capriccio in D major (lost)
L VI:106 Violin Capriccio in E flat major (lost)
L VI:107 Violin Capriccio in A major (lost)
L VI:108 Violin Capriccio in A major (lost)
L VI:109 Violin Capriccio in B flat major (lost)
L VI:110 Violin Capriccio in B flat major (lost)

Miscellaneous works
L VII:1 Dragonermarsch in D major
L VII:2 Piece for mechanical clock in G major
L VII:3 3 Odes
L deest Harp Sonata in D major

External links

* [http://www.closelinks.com/facts.php?id=2179&name=Franz&surname=Benda www.closelinks.com Free Family Tree]
* [http://www.hoasm.org/XID/Benda.html Brief HOASM biography]
* [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/Aug02/Benda_concertos.htm Review of disc with concertos by both brothers]