Karel Bendl - Prague, Czech Republic
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Karel Bendl (April 16, 1838, Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire – September 20, 1897, Prague) was a Czech composer.
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/21/2016
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Bendl was born and died in Prague. He studied at the organ school, where he met and befriended Antonín Dvorák one year before graduating with honors in 1858. By then he had already composed a number of small choral works. In 1861 his Poletuje holubice won a prize and at once became a favorite with the local choral societies. In 1864, Bendl went to Brussels, where for a short time he held the post of second conductor of the opera. After visiting Amsterdam and Paris. In Paris, he became influenced by the stage works of Charles Gounod and Ambroise Thomas and especially by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
By 1865, he was back in Prague where he was appointed conductor of the choral society known as Hlahol (
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Plaque Inscription:
CZ: Památce Karla Bendla svého sbormistra v l. 1865-1877 zasvecuje Hlahol
EN: To the memory of Karel Bendl his choirmaster in l. 1865-1877 consecrates Hlahol