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He became the concertmaster, soloist, and assistant conductor of the
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William Bendix, a composer. His mother was a cousin of the German composer
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Cincinnati May Musical Festival when he was twelve years old in 1879 and became one of the group's first violinists the next year. He became a
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452:"Max Bendix, 80, Composer and Maestro, Dies"
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