Composer
Jiří Antonín Benda
1722-1795
Jiri Antonin Benda was a member of the Benda family of Bohemian composers and served for many years as court Kapellmeister in Gotha, Germany. He is historically significant as a pioneer of melodrama, combining spoken text with music, while also composing instrumental works including keyboard sonatas. This site features the third movement of his Sonata in G major.
Works by Benda (1 pieces)
Sonatas1
Sonatas across a range of instrumentations, including piano parts from violin sonatas, spanning Classical to Romantic styles.