Fritz Seitz

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Fritz (Friedrich) Seitz (1848–1918) was a German Romantic Era composer. He was a violinist, and wrote chamber music and concertos for the violin.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Public Career 3 Compositions 4 External link

[edit] Early life

He studied violin first under Karl Wilhelm Uhlrich in Sondershausen, Germany. He later married Karl's daughter. He became a student of Johann Christoph Lauterbach in 1874.

[edit] Public Career

He became music director at Sondershausen, Germany, and thereafter became concertmaster at Magdeburg. In 1884 he was the "Hofkonzertmeister" (leader of the orchestra in the court) at Dessau. \

[edit] Compositions

• Pupil's Concerto No. 1 in D Major, for Violin and Piano
• Pupil's Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13 for Violin and Piano
• Pupil's Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 12 for Violin and Piano
• Pupil's Concerto No. 4 in D Major, Op. 15 for Violin and Piano
• Pupil's Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22 for Violin and Piano
• Student Concerto No. 2 for Viola and Piano
• Piano Quartet in G Major, Op. 35 for two Violins (or Violin and Viola), Violoncello, and Piano.
• Small works for Violin and Piano (Op. 41, 45-47)

[edit] External link

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