Sophie Seipt, also seen as Sophie Seibt (1812–1889), was a German composer and arranger who wrote several pieces for cello and piano.
Seipt was born in Cologne. Little is known about her education. Her music was recorded commercially by Kaleidos and published by Oliver Ditson and Theodore Presser Company.
Works
Her works include:
Chamber
- Drie Romanzen, opus 1 (cello and piano)
- 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)
- 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)
References
- Arthur Elson. Woman's Work in Music. Boston: L C Page and Company. p. 173. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via Hellenica World.
- Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of notes : 1,000 women composers born before 1900. R. Rosen Press. OCLC 3844781.
- "Hommage à Clara Schumann". Spotify. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "My heart ever faithful". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- Wier, Albert E. (1938). The Macmillan encyclopedia of music and musicians : in one volume. The Macmillan Company. OCLC 861908.
- "Sophie Seibt Song Texts". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2023.