Felix Benda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Benda

Czech composer

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1708

Place of Birth: Skalsko, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1768

Profession: composer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Felix Benda (25 February 1708 – 1768) was a Bohemian composer and organist.
He was not a member of the Benda musical family.Benda was born in Skalsko.
He was a student of Bohuslav Matej Cernohorský.
In 1726 he became an organist at the Michaelskirche in Prague (succeeding Šimon Brixi).
His works, not published during his lifetime, demonstrate his profound knowledge in counterpoint.
They include a requiem mass organ masses, two oratorios, and other church music Benda's students included Josef Myslivecek and Josef Seger. He died in Prague.