Egressy, Beni, 1814-1851

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Name (Latin)
Egressy, Beni, 1814-1851
Other forms of name
Egressy, Benjamin, 1814-1851
Date of birth
1814
Date of death
1851
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 69120895
Wikidata: Q525428
Library of congress: n 87813127
Sources of Information
  • Erkel, F. Hunyadi Laszlo [SR] p1985:libretto (Beni Egressy; 1814-1851)
  • Batori Maria, 2002:t.p. (Benjamin Egressy)
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Wikipedia description:

Béni Egressy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbeːni ˈɛɡrɛʃi]; born Galambos Benjámin; 21 April 1814 – 17 July 1851 in Sajókazinc) was a Hungarian composer, librettist, translator and actor. He created a number of popular melodic compositions, including the one to Mihály Vörösmarty's patriotic poem Szózat. He also authored the librettos of the operas Hunyadi László and Bánk bán by Ferenc Erkel.

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