Max Seiffert
German musicologist
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| Intro | German musicologist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Musicologist | |
| Work field | Academia Music | |
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| Birth | 9 February 1868, Beeskow | |
| Death | 15 April 1948Schleswig (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Max Seiffert (9 February 1868 – 15 April 1948) was a German musicologist and music arranger.
Biography
Seiffert was born in Beeskow an der Spree, Germany; and died in Schleswig, Germany. He was first educated at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium at Berlin, and then at the University of Berlin where he received a Ph.D. in 1891 for the dissertaion J.P. Sweelinck und seine direkten deutschen Schüler.
Career
As well as producing modern editions of organ pieces by Bach and Buxtehude, Seiffert was responsible for the following:
- Making piano transcriptions of some of Bach's works (in association with Max Schneider).
- Assisting with the editing of the Händel-Gesellschaft.
In 1938 he received the Goethe Medal for Art and Science.