Siegfried Schmiedt
Siegfried Schmiedt (* around 1756 in Suhl ; † 1799 there ) was a German composer and music editor .
Schmiedt came from the Electoral Saxon town of Suhl. In 1786 Siegfried Schmiedt became a proofreader at Breitkopf & Härtel in the trade fair city of Leipzig . There he mainly made excerpts from several Singspiele for piano, including those by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf and August Friedrich Ernst Langbein . Schmiedt also published some of his own works in print.
In 1796 he went into business for himself in Leipzig, but his small publishing house went bankrupt after two years due to excessive competition. He then returned to Suhl, where he died a broken man at the age of forty.
Works
- CF Schlenkert: The Celebration of the Eighteenth Century. A historical-allegorical melodrama composed by Siegfried Schmiedt
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmiedt, Siegfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suhl |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1799 |
| Place of death | Suhl |