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1Seiler, Joseph, b. Lugde, n. Pyrmont, Jan. 15, 1823; d. May 29, 1877, as organist of the Moltzkirche at Munster. Pupil of Reissiger and Joh. Schneider at Dresden Masses, etc., in MS.; articles in mus periodicals.
3Seiss, Isidor (Wilhelm), b. Dresden, Dec. 23, 1840. Pianist, pupil of Fr. Wieck and J. Otto, also 1858-60 of Hauptmann at Leipzig. Since 1871, pf.-teacher at Cologne Cons.; title of "Professor," 1878. Conducts the concerts of the "Musikalische Gesellschaft." Excellent pianist of classical leanings, admirable interpreter of Mozart; successful teacher and composer.—Works Op. 7 and 9, Clavierstücke; op. 8, sonatinas; op. 10, Studies in bravura; op. 12, Preludes; fine airs of Beethoven's Contredanses and Danses allemandes; revision of Weber's Eb Concerto; also a "Feierliche Scene und Marsch" f. orch. (orig.).
5Seitz, Robert, b. Leipzig, Apr. 8, 1837; d. there Sept. 26, 1889. Music-publisher, 1866-78, then selling out, and establishing a piano-factory, which failed in 1884, when his interesting paper, "Das musikalische Centralblatt," ceased to appear.
7Seitz, Friedrich [Fritz], b. Günthersleben, n. Gotha, June 12, 1848. Violinist, pupil of Uhlrich; since 1884, leader of the Dessau court orch.
9Séjan, Nicolas, b. Paris, Mar. 19, 1745; d. there Mar. 16, 1819. Famous organist, pupil of Forqueray. Org. of St.-André-des-Arts in 1760, of Notre-Dame in 1772 (w. Daquin, Couperin, and Balbâtre), of St.-Sulpice in 1783; in 1789, of the royal chapel, and teacher at the "École royale de chant." Lost his posts in the Revolution, but in 1807 became org. at the Invalides, and in 1814 of the royal chapel.—Publ. 6 violin-sonatas, pf.-sonatas, 3 pf.-trios, and music f. pf. and organ.
11Selby, Bertram Luard, b. in Kent, Engl., Feb. 12, 1853. Organist of Salisbury Cath., 1881-3; now (1899) of St. Barnabas, Pimlico, London.—Works: 2 operas, The Ring (1886) and Adela (Nottingham, 1888); music to Helena in Troas (London, 1886); a 1-act operetta ("duologue") Weather or no (London, Aug. 10, 1896; in Berlin as Das Wetterhäuschen, Nov., 1896; v. succ.); a school-cantata, The Waits of Bremen; church-music; part-songs; songs; Idyl f. orch.; 2 pf.-quintets; Sonata and Suite f. violin and pf.; Suite f. pf.; sonatas, etc., f. organ.
13Seligmann, Hippolyte-Prosper, b. Paris, July 28, 1817; d. Monte Carlo, Feb. 5, 1882. Fine 'cellist, pupil of Norblin at the Cons., taking 1st prize in 1836. Long concert-tours—Publ 6 études caractéristiques, divertissements, fantasies, caprices, etc., f. 'cello w. pl.; and 2 albums of songs.
15Sel'le, Thomas, b. Zorbig, Saxony, Mar. 23, 1599; d. Hamburg, July 2, 1663, as cathedral-cantor, and mus. dir. of the 5 principal churches—Publ. "Concertatio Castalidum" (1624, church-concertos a 3); "Deliciae pastorum Arcadiae" (1624, secular songs a 3); "Hagio-decamelydria, oder 10 geistliche Concertlein" a 1-4 (1631), "Monophonia harmonica latina," 15 "concentus ecclesiastici" a 2-3 (1633); "Concentus" a 2, w. b. cont. (1634); "Decas prima amorum musicalium" a 3 (1635); "Concentuum trivocalium germanico-sacrorum pentas" (1635); "Concentuum latino-sacrorum" a 2, 4, and 5, w. b. cont. (1646, '51); etc. one of two readings
16Sel'le, Thomas, b. Zorbig, Saxony, Mar. 23, 1599; d. Hamburg, July 2, 1663, as cathedral-cantor, and mus. dir. of the 5 principal churches—Publ. "Concertatio Castalidum" (1624, church-concertos & 3); "Deliciae pastorum Arcadiae" (1624, secular songs & 3); "Hagio-decamelydria, oder 10 geistliche Concertlein" & 1-4 (1631), "Monophonia harmonica latina," 15 "concentus ecclesiastici" & 2-3 (1633); "Concentus" & 2, w. b. cont. (1634); "Decas prima amorum musicalium" & 3 (1635); "Concentuum trivocalium germanico-sacrorum pentas" (1635); "Concentuum latino-sacrorum" & 2, 4, and 5, w. b. cont. (1646, '51); etc. one of two readings
18Sell'ner, Joseph, b. Landau, Bavaria, Mar. 13, 1787; d. Vienna, May 17, 1843. Oboe-virtuoso in an Austrian regiment, and from 1811 at Prague in Weber's orch.; from 1817 at the Court Opera, Vienna, teaching at the Cons. from 1821, and cond. the student-concerts. His "Theoretisch-praktische Oboen-Schule" is still considered the best method for oboe; he also publ. a concerto and 3 concertinos f. oboe w. orch.; a concerto f. 2 oboes; a quartet f. oboe and strings; an Introd. and Polonaise f. oboe and orch.; etc.
20Sem'brich, Marcella [real name Praxede Marcelline Kochanska; Sembrich was her mother's maiden-name], remarkable soprano (coloratura); b. Wisnewczyk, Galicia, Feb. 15, 1858. Piano-pupil (later the wife) of Wilhelm Stengel at the Lemberg Cons.; then a pupil of Epstein at Vienna; studied singing one year (1875-6) under Victor Rokitansky, and 8 months with G. B. Lamperti, Jr., at Milan, making her début in May, 1877, at Athens, in / Puritani. She now studied German opera at Berlin with the horn-player Richard Lewy, was eng. for 18 months at the Dresden Court Th., and from June, 1880, for 5 seasons at London, also making tours of the Continent and (1883-4) in America. During the summer of 1884 she had further lessons with Francesco Lamperti, Sr. She has made Dresden her home since 1889. In 1898-1900 she revisited the United States with the Grau opera-troupe.
22Semet, Théophile (-Aimé-Émile), b. Lille, Sept. 6, 1824; d. Corbeil, n. Paris, Apr. 15, 1888. Pupil of Halévy; drummer at the Opéra.—(Operas: Les nuits d'Espagne, La Demoiselle d'honneur, Gil Blas, Ondine, La petite Fadette (1869); generally successful.
24Senesino. See BERNARDI, FRANCESCO.
26Senff, Bartholf, b. Friedrichshall, n. Korburg, Sept. 2, 1818; d. Leipzig, Sept. 25, 1895. Founder of the Leipzig music-publishing house (1850), also of the weekly "Signale für die mu-
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