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Benedetto Junck (21/25 August 1852 – 3 October 1903) was an Italian composer, the son of an Italian woman and an Alsatian father. Born in
''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians''
from Google Books
Benedetto Junck
at Classical-composers.org 1852 births 1903 deaths Italian composers Italian male composers Musicians from Turin 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub
Benedetto Junck (21/25 August 1852 – 3 October 1903) was an Italian composer, the son of an Italian woman and an Alsatian father. Born in Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
, he was trained there for a career in business, and began work in that line in Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
before turning to music. He studied with Alberto Mazzucato
Alberto Mazzucato (28 July 1813 – 31 December 1877) was an Italian composer, music teacher, and writer.
Mazzucato was born in Udine. He trained at the Padua Conservatory and composed eight operas between 1834 and 1843, the most successful of ...
and Antonio Bazzini
Antonio Bazzini (11 March 181810 February 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher. As a composer, his most enduring work is his chamber music, which earned him a central place in the Italian instrumental renaissance of the 19th centu ...
. Much of his output was chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
; he also composed a few songs and '' romanze''.
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''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians''
from Google Books
Benedetto Junck
at Classical-composers.org 1852 births 1903 deaths Italian composers Italian male composers Musicians from Turin 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub