Georg Ludwig Peter Sievers

Georg Ludwig Peter Sievers (* 1775 in Magdeburg ; † 1830 ) was a German music writer. He was the son of the composer Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers , cathedral organist in Magdeburg.

Like his contemporary ETA Hoffmann , Sievers was involved in the formulation of the theory of a romantic musical aesthetic through essays, novels and non-fiction books . He published essays in Caecilia and in the Leipziger Allgemeine musical magazine , mainly on French and Italian musical conditions. Sievers was also active in music lexicographics for Brockhaus publishing house. As early as the 1820s - and therefore very early - he appeared as one of the first critics of romanticism.

Works

• The coffin or the twin sisters . 1807.
• Lessing's skull . 1807.
• The lemon forest . 1809.
• The hasty man . 1814.
• Mozart and Süssmayr, a new plagiarism . 1829.

literature

• Christoph E. Hänggi: GLP Sievers (1775-1830) and his writings: A history of romantic music aesthetics P. Lang, 1993. ISBN 3906750213