Karg-Elert, Sigfrid
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Wednesday, November 21, 1877 in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany
Died: Sunday, April 9, 1933 in Leipzig, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Works for Harmonium
Other Information:
German composer and keyboardist. He is best known for his passion for harmonium music. He also composed works for organ.
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
Biography from the Karg-Elert Archive
Biography by Franklin Stover
