Fritz Seitz (12 June 1848, Günthersleben-Wechmar

Günthersleben-Wechmar

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, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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 – 22 May 1918) was a German

Germany

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 Romantic Era composer

Composer

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. He was a violin

Violin

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ist who served as a concertmaster

Concertmaster

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, who wrote chamber music

Chamber music

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 and five student concerto

Concerto

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s for the violin.

Seitz studied violin first under Karl Wilhelm Uhlrich in Sondershausen

Sondershausen

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, Germany; he later married Uhlrich's daughter. He became a student of Johann Christoph Lauterbach in 1874. He became music director

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 at Sondershausen, and thereafter became concertmaster at Magdeburg

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. In 1884 he was the "Hofkonzertmeister" (conductor of the court orchestra) at Dessau

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.

Movements from Seitz' student concerti (No. 2 and No. 5) have become more widely known by virtue of their inclusion in the Suzuki violin method

Suzuki method

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 instructional material.

Selected compositions

• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 1 (Pupil's Concerto No. 1) in D major for violin and piano, Op. 7
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 2 (Pupil's Concerto No. 2) in G major for violin and piano, Op. 13
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 3 (Pupil's Concerto No. 3) in G minor for violin and piano, Op. 12
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 4 (Pupil's Concerto No. 4) in D major for violin and piano, Op. 15
• Zigeuner kommen (Gipsies Are Coming) for violin and piano, Op. 16, No. 4
• Schüler-Klaviertrio Nr. 1 (Pupil's Piano Trio No. 1) in C major for violin, cello and piano, Op. 18
• Romanze und Intermezzo, Op. 21
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 5 (Pupil's Concerto No. 5) in D major for violin and piano, Op. 22
• Konzert in einem Satz zum Studium und Konzertgebrauch (Concerto in One Movement for Study and Concert Use) in A minor for violin and piano or orchestra, Op. 25
• Drei Grabgesänge für gefallene Krieger for mixed chorus, Op. 28; poetry by August Sieghardt
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 6 (Pupil's Concerto No. 6) in G major for violin and piano, Op. 31
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 7 (Pupil's Concerto No. 7) in D minor for violin and piano, Op. 32
• Quartet in G Major for 2 violins (or violin and viola), cello and piano, Op. 35
• Konzertstück (Concert Piece) in A major for violin and piano, Op. 36
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 8 (Pupil's Concerto No. 8) in G major for violin and piano, Op. 38
• Ungarische Rhapsodie (Hungarian Rhapsody) for violin and piano, Op. 47
• Schüler-Konzert Nr. 8 [sic] (Pupil's Concerto No. 8) in A major for violin and piano, Op. 51
• Die Passion, Oratorio for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ
• Zwei neue Vortragsstücke for violin and piano

1. Andante espressivo
2. Allegro vivace
   • Schüler-Klaviertrio Nr. 2 (Pupil's Piano Trio No. 2) for violin, cello and piano
   • Schüler-Klaviertrio Nr. 3 (Pupil's Piano Trio No. 3) for violin, cello and piano
   • short works for violin and piano (Opp. 41, 45, 46)

External links

• Some information about Seitz
• Performance by adult of Allegro Moderato from Concerto No. 2 for violin and piano