Composer
Matyas Seiber
British-Hungarian composer (1905–1960)
1905–1960
46 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Cape Town
- Citizenship / historical state
- Hungary; United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Mátyás György Seiber (Hungarian: [ˈmaːcaːʃ ˈʃaibɛr], sometimes given as Matthis Seyber; 4 May 1905 – 24 September 1960) was a Hungarian-born British composer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1935 onwards. His work linked many diverse musical influences, from the Hungarian tradition of Bartók and Kodály, to Schoenberg and serial music, to jazz, folk song, and lighter music.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator; university teacher; cellist; conductor; docent; musician
- Education
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Instruments played
- cello
- Genres
- classical music; jazz
- Native languages
- Hungarian
- VIAF ID
- 64273328
- ISNI
- 0000000114462968
- GND ID
- 117454729
- Library of Congress ID
- n81150159
- MusicBrainz ID
- f35af0aa-f3a3-414a-bceb-b7c308d794eb
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- A Cappella, Voice, Alto, Piano, Choir
- Genres represented
- Latin, Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
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| Ap agapak | See work details |
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| Handsome Mirko | See work details |
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| Apple, Apple | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Handsome Butcher | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Eighteen Shining Buttons | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Fairy Tale | See work details |
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| The Old Woman | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Unfaithful Lover | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Heaven Above | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hussars | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Serenade For Winds | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Have Pity On Me from 'Four Greek Folk Songs' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| O My Love, How Long from Four Greek Folk Songs | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| O Your Eyes Are Dark And Beautiful from 'Four Greek Folk Songs' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toccatina | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| There Was An Old Man In A Tree | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| David's Lament | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Missa Brevis | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Charleston | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Foxtrot 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Foxtrot 2 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Paso Doble | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ragtime | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rhumba | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Six-eight | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Slow-fox | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tango 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tango 2 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tango Argentino | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Waltz | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rumba | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tango 3 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cake-Walk | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Carioca | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Drei Alte Tanze | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jazz-Etudiette | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Novelty-Foxtrot | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tango-Fox | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Agnus Dei - a-Moll/A minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Kyrie - a-Moll/A minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sanctus - a-Moll/A minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Reveillez-vous | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| J'ai descendu | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Le Rossignol | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Marguerite, elle est malade | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 64273328. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.