Historical Publication Info
History
This Leipzig firm had a short but frenetic existence between 1864 and 1884, with 365 publications being noted in Hofmeister's Monatsberichte. It published piano music, songs, choral works and chamber music by nearly every second-tier composer of the period (from the 21st century point of view): Julius Rietz, Ferdinand Hiller, Wilhelm Taubert, August Klughardt, Joachim Raff, Carl Reinecke, Franz Paul Lachner, Eduard Lassen, Franz Abt and Theodor Herbert's operatic fantasies for piano. It also co-issued several works by Camille Saint-Saëns, such as the Piano Quintet Op. 14 and Piano Trio No.1 Op.18, that were initially published in Paris, in 1868.
On 1 January 1879, a business change notice announced that Robert Seitz would be transferring his publishing firm to his brother-in-law, Gustav Bruno Wagner, who had been a joint business partner of Seitz. Wagner would continue the publishing business under the name G.B. Wagner[1]. However, G.B. Wagner was a short-lived firm: on July 1 of that year, Wagner sold the publishing business to F. Ries, though reserved the right to continue publishing works issued since January 1. In other words, F. Ries inherited Seitz's entire catalogue on 1 July 1879[2]. Despite Seitz's transfer of the publishing business, there is evidence of several more publications between that time and 1884: HMB includes listings of annuals for 1880–84 and 6 musical works, with the final musical work published in 1882. The firm ended operations in either 1884[3] or 1885[4]. It has been said on this site previously that Seitz's stock was sold to Ries & Erler in the 1880s, but the Ries & Erler web site does not mention this.
It is unclear what relation, if any, Robert Seitz had with the music publisher also named Seitz located in Coburg (ca.1896-?).
Imprints, Addresses, Agencies
Imprints
Addresses
- Leipzig (186x–188x)
- Weimar (1872)
Plate Numbers
Seitz's plate numbers were issued in a regular chronological fashion. Plate numbers are in the format of R.S. ####. Dates in italics are estimated.
| Plate |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
| 027 |
Deurer |
Piano Trio, Op.4 |
1868
|
| 030 |
Köhler |
Technische Künstler-Studien, Op.147 |
1868
|
| 033 |
Hiller |
Grosses Duett, Op.135 |
1868
|
| 052 |
Swert |
Caprice sur un motif espagnol, Op.10 |
1869
|
| 085 |
Lachner |
Suite for Piano and Violin, Op.140 |
1870
|
| 087 |
Lachner |
Piano Suite, Op.142 |
1870
|
| 088 |
Schauroth |
6 Lieder ohne Worte, Op.18 |
1870
|
| 100 |
Jungmann |
Suite for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op.21 |
1871
|
| 129-31 |
Reinecke |
Friedensfeier Fest-Ouverture, Op.105 (full score/parts/pf4h arr) |
1871
|
| 149 |
Reinecke |
Friedensfeier Fest-Ouverture, Op.105 (pf arr) |
1871
|
| 167 |
Reinecke |
Friedensfeier Fest-Ouverture, Op.105 (2pf8h arr. A. Horn) |
1871
|
| 187 |
Erdmannsdörfer |
Prinzessin Ilse (overture, f.s.) |
1872
|
| 237 |
Bach |
Präludium und Fuge, und Choral (arr. orch by J.J. Abert) |
1872
|
| 255-256 |
Taubert |
String Quartet No.4, Op.183 (score & parts) |
1872
|
| 307 |
Abert |
Concert Overture in E major (score) |
1872
|
| 330 |
Raff |
String Octet, Op.176 (score) |
1873
|
| 331 |
Raff |
String Octet, Op.176 (parts) |
1873
|
| 342 |
Raff |
Symphony No.5, Op.177 (full score) |
1873
|
| 347 |
Meyer-Olbersleben |
2 Romanzen, Op.5 |
1873
|
| 378 |
Rietz |
Konzertstück for Wind Quintet and Orchestra, Op.41 (piano score) |
1873
|
| 379 |
Rietz |
Konzertstück for Wind Quintet and Orchestra, Op.41 (solo parts) |
1873
|
| 465 |
Vogel |
4 Lieder für 2 Singstimmen, Op.21 (book 2) |
1875
|
| 471 |
Brüll |
Improvisata e Fuga, Op.17 |
1875
|
| 500 |
Thieriot |
Piano Quartet, Op.30 (score & parts) |
1875
|
| 554 |
Raff |
String Octet, Op.176 (arr. pf4h) |
1876
|
| 585 |
Raff |
Valse brillante, Op.156 (re-engraving from Raff-Album) |
1877
|
| 585 |
Raff |
Capriccio, Op.197 (re-engraving from Raff-Album) |
1877
|
| 585 |
Raff |
2 Piano Pieces, Op.166 (re-engraving from Raff-Album) |
1877
|
| 585 |
Raff |
4 Piano Pieces, Op.196 (re-engraving from Raff-Album) |
1877
|
| 585 |
Raff |
2 Piano Pieces, Op.157 (No.1, re-engraving from Raff-Album) |
1877
|
| Plate # | Full Plate | Composer | Work | IMSLP # | Full Year | Year |
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Sources
- [1]
- Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 13 Jan 1879, No.9
- [2]
- Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 8 July 1879, No.155
- [3]
- See entry for Seitz in Gesammt-Verlags-Katalog des deutschen Buchhandels, Band 16 Abth. 2, Theil 2 Leipzig, p.2969 (Münster i.W.: Russell, 1886). The referenced (short) list of publications is found in Gesammt-Verlags-Katalog des deutschen Buchhandels, Band 7 Abth. 2, p.1847 (Münster i.W.: Russell, 1884?)
- [4]
- Hofmeister's Handbuch (1887) notes that the firm was declared bankrupt on February 16, 1885 with all the rights of the company passing to Emil Gründel.
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