The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Benda, Georg

BENDA, Georg, German musician, the most distinguished of a notable musical family: b. Jungbunzlau, Bohemia, 1721; d. Köstriz 1795. He was bandmaster to the Duke of Gotha (1748-87), and in this period produced several operas and cantatas, such as &lsquo;Ariadne auf Naxos&rsquo; and &lsquo;Medea.&rsquo;