Composer. Born Benjámin Galambos in Sajókazinc, Hungary, he was a self-taught composer, whom wrote the prize-winning Song Szózat (1843), recognized as a second Hungarian national anthem. In 1840, he joined the National Theatre in Pest, where he wrote librettos for operas and plays with music in a popular, national style. He also was a member of the National Theatre in Prague, where was an actor and wrote musical works which attained great popularity in Hungary.
Composer. Born Benjámin Galambos in Sajókazinc, Hungary, he was a self-taught composer, whom wrote the prize-winning Song Szózat (1843), recognized as a second Hungarian national anthem. In 1840, he joined the National Theatre in Pest, where he wrote librettos for operas and plays with music in a popular, national style. He also was a member of the National Theatre in Prague, where was an actor and wrote musical works which attained great popularity in Hungary.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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