Sophie Seipt Explained

Sophie Seipt, also seen as Sophie Seibt (1812–1889), was a German composer^[1] and arranger who wrote several pieces for cello and piano.^[2]

Seipt was born in Cologne.^[3] Little is known about her education. Her music was recorded commercially by Kaleidos^[4] and published by Oliver Ditson and Theodore Presser Company.^[5]

Works

Her works include:

Chamber

• Drie Romanzen, opus 1 (cello and piano)^[6]
• Fantasie (cello and piano)
• other pieces for cello and piano

Vocal

• “Ever Faithful” (by Johann Sebastian Bach; arranged by Sophie Seibt)
• Sechs vierstimmige Lieder, opus 2 (for soprano, alto, tenor and bass)^[7]
• no. 1 “Glockentone” (text by Franz Otto)
• no. 2 “Die Nacht” (text by Nikolaus Lenau)
• no. 3 “Laut jubelnd durcheilte der Fruhling die Au”
• no. 4 “Die Sennin” (text by Nikolaus Lenau)
• no. 5 “Auf eines Berges Hohen” (text by Wolfgang Muller von Konigswinter)
• no. 6 “Du bist wie eine Blume” (text by Heinrich Heine)

External links

• Download Sophie Seibt’s arrangement of My Heart Ever Faithful by Johann Sebastian Bach

Notes and References

1. Book: Woman's Work in Music . Arthur Elson . 2 July 2023. L C Page and Company . Boston . Hellenica World . 173.
2. Book: Stern, Susan . Women composers : a handbook . 1978 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1138-3 . Metuchen, N.J. . 3844725.
3. Book: Laurence, Anya . Women of notes : 1,000 women composers born before 1900 . 1978 . R. Rosen Press . 3844781.
4. Web site: Hommage à Clara Schumann . 2017-03-01 . Spotify . en . 2022-10-20.
5. Web site: My heart ever faithful . 2 July 2023 . Library of Congress.
6. Book: Wier, Albert E. . The Macmillan encyclopedia of music and musicians : in one volume . 1938 . The Macmillan Company . 861908.
7. Web site: Sophie Seibt Song Texts . The LiederNet Archive. 2 July 2023 .