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Béni Egressy
Portrait by Miklós Barabás (1889)
Background information
Birth name	Benjámin Galambos
Born	(1814-04-21)April 21, 1814 Sajókazinc, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died	July 17, 1851(1851-07-17) (aged 37) Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Genres	Folk music
Occupation(s)	Composer, actor, translator and librettist
Instrument(s)	Spinet, piano
Years active	1840–1851
Spouse	Róza König (married 1841)

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.

Biography

Egressy was born in 1814 in Sajókazinc, today a part of Kazincbarcika, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary, to a Protestant pastor.

He entered the stage in 1834, like his older brother Gábor Egressy, and in 1837 became a member of the national theatre in Prague. During the Revolution of 1848, he took part in the fighting and became a member of the Hungarian Honvéd resistance. He was wounded in the Battle of Kápolna and was present during the defense of Komárom under György Klapka, where he wrote the Klapka March. After the rebellion, he received amnesty and returned to the stage.

Works

Egressy was more notable for his acting rather than his compositions. Nevertheless, he composed music for "Szózat", a famous poem by Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty. The song later became the unofficial "second Hungarian national anthem", besides the Himnusz. His musical works are characterised by a wealth of melodies, having many of the attained great popularity in his homeland. He also wrote the libretti for Ferenc Erkel's first three operas (Bátori Mária, Hunyadi László, Bánk bán).

See also

• Gábor Egressy (actor)

Gallery

• Béni Egressy
• Tombstone

References

1. Hamilton, Kenneth (2005). The Cambridge companion to Liszt. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780521622042.

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