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 Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

. Little is known about her education. Her music has been recorded commercially by Kaleidos and published by

Oliver Ditson Oliver Ditson (October 20, 1811 – December 21, 1888) was an American businessman and founder of Oliver Ditson and Company, one of the major music publishing houses of the late 19th century. Early life and career Oliver Ditson was born in Bos ...

and

Theodore Presser Company The Theodore Presser Company is an American music publishing and distribution company located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, formerly King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and originally based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music pub ...

. Her works include:

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*''Drie Romanzen, opus 1'' (cello and piano) *''Fantasie'' (cello and piano) *other pieces for cello and piano

Vocal

*“Ever Faithful” (by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

; 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 Nikolaus Lenau was the pen name of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau (13 August 1802 – 22 August 1850), a German-language Austrian poet. Biography He was born at Csatád (Schadat), Kingdom of Hungary, now Lenauheim, Banat, then p ...

) *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 Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seipt, Sophie German women composers 1812 births 1889 deaths Composers for cello People from Cologne

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